| MammalMAP: |
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27710 |
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| Country: |
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Zimbabwe |
| Locus: |
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1725DD |
| Observer: |
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Kennedy D.; Photos courtesy of Tina Kennedy |
| Date of record: |
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2019-04-02 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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For years I have known the strongly-coloured and boldly patterned bushbuck in the Victoria Falls - Chobe region as Chobe Bushbuck, yet they are not, despite their very different colouring and bolder patterning,acknowledged as different. Comments, please? |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
| Sp. code: |
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213970 |
| Species name: |
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Tragelaphus scriptus |
| Common name: |
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Bushbuck -- Bushbuck |
| Family: |
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Bovidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-27710 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Lisl van Deventer |
| Comment: |
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Very interesting, the name Chobe Bushbuck. Kingdon (2015) groups 12 of 27 Bushbuck sub-species under "Harnessed Bushbucks" - one being T. s. ornatus occuring in Zambia, northern Mozambique, northern Botswana and the Caprivi. Smithers' editions 1986 and 1990 also mention this sub-specie - "dark red with distinct white stripes and spots". But neither has the local name printed with the sub-specie. |
| Date: |
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2019-04-13 19:47:02 |
| Species name: |
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Tragelaphus scriptus -- Bushbuck; Bushbuck |
| Species code: |
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213970 |
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