Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas, 1766) . Mise. Zool., p. 8.

TYPE LOCALITY: Senegal .

DISTRIBUTION: S Mauritania to Ethiopia and S Somalia, and south to N Namibia and South Africa.

SYNONYMS: bor, barkeri, brunneus; cottoni Matschie, 1912; dama, decula, delamerei, dianae, dodingae, eldomae, fasciatus, fulvoochraceus, haywoodi, heterochrous, insularis, johannae, knutsoni, laticeps, locorinae, makalae, massaicus, meneliki, meridionalis, meruensis, multicolor, nigrinotatus, obscurus, olivaceus, ornatus, phaleratus, pictus, powelli, punctatus, roualeynei, reidae, sassae, signatus, simplex, sylvaticus, tjaderi, uellensis.