Walter's duiker
| Walter's duiker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Philantomba |
| Species: | P. walteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Philantomba walteri Colyn et al., 2010[1] | |
Walter's duiker (Philantomba walteri) is a species of duiker found in Togo, Benin and Nigeria. It was described in 2010.[2] Its name commemorates Professor Walter Verheyen, who was the first to obtain a specimen of this species of duiker from Togo in 1968.[3]
It measures under 40 cm (16 in) tall at the shoulder, and weighs between 4 and 6 kg (8.8 and 13.2 lb). It was described in 2010 following comparison of specimens in museum collections with those from bushmeat markets.[2]
References
- ↑ Colyn, M.; Hulselmans, J.; Sonet, G.; Oude, P.; de Winter, J.; Natta, A.; Nagy, Z. T.; Verheyen, E. K. (2010). "Discovery of a new duiker species (Bovidae: Cephalophinae) from the Dahomey Gap, West Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa 2637: 1–30.
- 1 2 New species of antelope discovered in West Africa. WildlifeExtra.com. October 2011.
- ↑ Duiker. Top 10 New Species of 2011. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
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