Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann 1780)

[Antilope] gnou Zimmermann 1780, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 102.

Type Locality: South Africa, "Die lander der Caffern, ziemlich tief ins land vom Cap gerechnet in grossen Waldern ohnmeit der Uchtermanns Brenjes hogde und Camdebo"; since selected as Eastern Cape Prov., Somerset East Dist., Agterbruintjieshoogte (Grubb, 1999).

Vernacular Names: Black Wildebeest.

Distribution: Formally W Lesotho, South Africa (E of 22 o E in Karoo and grassveld vegetation types), and W Swaziland; now only in captivity, or as reintroduced populations in Lesotho, South Africa (including introductions beyond its former range), and Swaziland.

Conservation: IUCN – Least Concern.

Discussion: Reviewed by Von Richter (1974, Mammalian Species, 50). Catoblepas brookii C. H. Smith, 1827 is not a synonym but is based on a horn probably of the domestic cattle of Bornu (Lydekker, 1912).