Damaliscus korrigum (Ogilby 1836)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 676

Damaliscus korrigum (Ogilby 1836)

[Antilope] korrigum Ogilby 1836 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1836: 103.

Type Locality: N Nigeria, "Bornou" (Borno Prov.).

Vernacular Names: Topi.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Damaliscus korrigum subsp. korrigum Ogilby 1836

Subspecies Damaliscus korrigum subsp. jimela Matschie 1892

Subspecies Damaliscus korrigum subsp. topi Blaine 1914

Distribution: West and Equatorial Africa in N Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, N Cameroon, N Central African Republic, Chad, Dem. Rep. Congo (Rwindi-Rutshuru plain only), W Ethiopia, Gambia, N Ghana, Guinea-Bisau, Kenya, Mali, S Mauritania, S Niger , N Nigeria, Ruanda, Senegal, S Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda. Former occurrence in Guinea unconfirmed. Now extinct in Burundi, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Ghana); IUCN – Vulnerable as D. lunatus korrigum , Lower Risk (cd) as D. l. jimela and D. l. topi, Lower Risk (nt) as D. l. tiang.

Discussion: The vernacular name "Topi" applies to both jimela and topi, while the Korrigum or Tiang is korrigum . Synonymy modified from Ansell (1972:56).