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Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros
DESCRIPTION This subspecies is the largest and darkest (grayest) in color and has the longest horns. There are 9-12 vertical stripes on each side.
DISTRIBUTION Southern Angola, Zambia, southeastern Congo (K), Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa except for southeastern Cape Province.
TAXONOMIC NOTES Includes capensis, excelsus, hamiltoni, koodoo, kudu, strepsiceros, torticornis, typicus and zambesiensis, with strepsiceros Pallas, 1766 having priority.
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