Ovis vignei - #1790
Urial
Side view of adult male. Ovis vignei arkal, Ustyurt Urial|Transcaspian Urial|Arkal. Formerly as Ovis aries arkal, Red Sheep. Also as Ovis cycloceros, Afghan Urial.
Geographic Distribution
Afghanistan, northwestern India (Ladakh), central and eastern Iran, southwestern Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Specific Epithet
vignei
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo
Image Date
August 10, 1998
Photographer
DG Huckaby