Coastal topi
The coastal topi[1] (Damaliscus lunatus topi) is a highly social antelope of the genus Damaliscus. It is a subspecies of the common tsessebe.[2]
| Coastal topi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Damaliscus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. l. topi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Damaliscus lunatus topi (Blaine, 1914)[1] | |
Range and distribution
Coastal topi occur in Kenya in the Lamu, Garissa and Tana River districts. They were formerly found in southern Somalia in riverine grasslands on the lower Shebelle and Juba Rivers and around Lake Badana; no current information is available on these populations. In 1999, the total population was assessed at ~100,000 individuals.[3]
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References
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Damaliscus lunatus ssp. topi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Damaliscus lunatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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