Oreotragus centralis (Hinton, 1921)
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Zambian Klipspringer
French: Oréotrague de Zambie / German: Sambia-Klippspringer / Spanish: Saltarrocas de Zambia
Taxonomy. Oreotragus oreotragus centralis Hinton, 1921 ,
South Chinsali district, eastern Zambia.
Formerly considered a synonym of O. aceratos . Monotypic.
Distribution. Zambia, including the Luangwa Valley; probably also SE DR Congo (Katanga) and Malawi. View Figure
Descriptive notes. No specific measurements available. The female is larger than the male, but both sexes are very variable in size. Mean skull length is 14-1 cm (13.2-15. 4 cm) in males and 14-7 cm (14.1-15. 1 cm) in females. Mean horn length is 9-8 cm (7-:4-12. 5 cm). General color is deep reddish to orange to yellow-gray, with some individuals exhibiting a dazzling blackand-yellow effect. The legs are gray, contrasting with the body color. There is no black above the hooves.
Habitat. The Zambian Klipspringer uses rocky areas,like other klipspringers.
Food and Feeding. Diet consists of leaves, berries,fruit, seed pods, and flowers, seasonally favoring Euphorbia tirucalli and Vellozia equisetifolia.
Breeding. Non-seasonal breeder; pregnant females have been recorded in all months except in December—January.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Klipspringers frequently leave the rocks to feed on the surrounding lowlands.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no specific information available for this species. Klipspringers are territorial; the territories are occupied by a male and a female (and their young), but it is the male who chases off trespassers.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (under O. oreotragus ). Oreotragus taxa, except the Nigerian Klipspringer (O. o. porteousi), are not considered separately by IUCN.
Bibliography. Groves & Grubb (2011), Roberts (1996), Skinner & Chimimba (2005).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Oreotragus centralis
| Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier 2011 |
Oreotragus oreotragus centralis
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