Cape grysbok/Antilope del Capo

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Zoology

Cape grysbok/Antilope del Capo

Raphicerus melanotis (Thunberg, 1811)

Nomenclature adopted by the Novara  scientists

Antilope melanotis Forst

From the Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara [...] Zoologischer Theil, J. Zelebor, "Säugetiere":

"An old male of this delicate and distinct species had brown irises. Total body length 2‘ 10’. Height at withers 18 ½’, at the cross 19. The old male is not uncommon on the Constantia moors and is hunted and killed almost daily by Dutchmen with well-trained horses. Many are also caught in traps.
Location: Cape of Good Hope. An old male, an old female and a young animal" (p. 35)

References

Links

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19306/50193334

Details

State of
preservation 

good

Collection
date

2-26 October 1857

Collection 
place

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Owner

Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste

Inventory Number

811

Dimension
(cm)

75x27x16 cm

IUCN index

lower risk

State of
preservation 

Anoniem  

Date of withdrawal

Rio de Janeiro, Brasile

Place of collection

Lithograph

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Inventory Number

VELH30

Dimension

62 x 91 x 91 cm

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