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Spiral-horned Antelopes
Tragelaphus
Tragelaphus is a genus of medium- to large-sized spiral-horned antelopes. It contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism. The common eland (Taurotragus oryx) was once classified in this genus as Tragelaphus oryx. The name "Tragelaphus" comes from the mythical tragelaph. A common synonym is genus Strepsiceros, which refers to the same set of African...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Greater Kudus
subgenusStrepsiceros
Tragelaphus
subgenusTragelaphus
Elands
subgenusTaurotragus
Nyalas
subgenusNyala
Lesser Kudus
subgenusAmmelaphus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.542
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.557
Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)
Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.347
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.134
Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)
Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.331
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42337.