Kobus ellipsiprymnus

(W. Ogilby, 1833)

Waterbuck

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Reduncini
Genus : Kobus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1833-05-24. A specimen was exhibited of an Antelope, previously undescribed, which forms part of the collection of Mr. Steedman, by whom it was communicated to the Society. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833:47-48.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859487

Original name as described

Antilope ellipsiprymnus

Other common names

Common Waterbuck · Ellipsen Waterbuck · Defassa Waterbuck

Type locality

district between Lataku and the west coast, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Mali · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya · Somalia · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Angola · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

includes defassa, which was previously considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006245

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cobus crawshayi

P. L. Sclater, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

crawshayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.7.25.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8281e0d6-03f2-48e8-a80d-5aba7402e098

Authority page

726

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30981847

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cobus penricei

W. Rothschild, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

penricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.4661, BMNH:Mamm:1939.4662

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1acc422f-5133-49ed-815e-f053a57042d7 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4839d4f0-81c2-4a36-b24b-30d45d4818de https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d6b0c0e-4f71-4ff8-a230-1729749f6a28 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/887d5baf-7739-45d9-a56e-106b503a9fe3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a711e4cf-f182-4e4b-8ee6-8c6fcf040a10 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/acbbfc26-f391-4dcd-8816-bc7400556ef3

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859323

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Cobus defassa tjäderi

Lönnberg, 1907

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tjaederi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6399810

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Antilope defassa

(Rüppell, 1835)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4274

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140059

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cobus defassa typicus

F. J. Jackson in Bryden, 1899

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

SMF:MAMM:4274

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37141502

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Kobus unctuosus tschadensis

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tschadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4483

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1913:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17379)

Kobus defassa annectens

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4526

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

494

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636055

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:974, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Kobus defassa schubotzi

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

schubotzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4528

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636056

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa togoensis

E. Schwarz, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

togoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4533

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640797

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1914:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)
  2. Schwarz (1920:977, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa raineyi

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

raineyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181961

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31bdf4e8a-a3cf-423f-bc41-5233e3f507c9

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095847

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus kuru

E. Heller, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kuru

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18950 (= USNM:MAMM:A34694)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a0c3586-89fa-4afe-ad16-78e20085c0af

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095848

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:506, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope unctuosa

(Laurillard, 1841)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

622

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482960

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Laurillard (1841:622, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  2. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Antilope ellipsiprymna

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Kobus defassa

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Schwarz (1914:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)
  3. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:491, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  4. Schwarz (1920:969, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  5. Afolayan & Amubode (1985:260, 261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67254)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  7. Groves & Grubb (2011:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  5. Allen (1909:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  6. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:502, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  7. Schwarz (1920:995, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  8. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11035/50189324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Kobus Singsing

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

singsing

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1852:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cobus defassa

Matschie, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835517

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Lydekker (1908:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cobus ellipsiprymnus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835517

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Lydekker (1908:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Cobus defassa crawshayi

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

crawshayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cobus defassa harnieri

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harnieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cobus defassa matschiei

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cobus defassa penricei

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

penricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:193-194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cobus defassa singsing

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

singsing

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cobus defassa ugandæ

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ugandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cobus defassa unctuosus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015836

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Kobus unctuosus defassa

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1913:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17379)

Kobus unctuosus

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1913:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17379)

Kobus unctuosus unctuosus

E. Schwarz, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635829

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1913:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17379)

Kobus defassa unctuosus

E. Schwarz, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640798

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1914:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)
  2. Schwarz (1920:971, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Kobus defassa harnieri

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harnieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360474

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:495, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Schwarz (1920:971, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Kobus defassa matschiei

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360476

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:497, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Kobus defassa tjaderi

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tjaderi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

500

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360479

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:500, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Kobus defassa ugandæ

Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ugandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360475

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Kobus defassa defassa

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

972

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763943

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1910-1911, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:972, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Kobus defassa tschadensis

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tschadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

969

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763940

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1910-1911, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:969, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus adolfifriderici

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

adolfifriderici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus annectens

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

annectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus crawshayi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

crawshayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defassa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus harnieri

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harnieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus penricei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

penricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus tjaederi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tjaederi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus tschadensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tschadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus unctuosus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

unctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cobus harnieri

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harnieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

Matschie (1911:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67350)

Antilope ellipsiprymnus

(W. Ogilby, 1833)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymnus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859487

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Laurillard (1841:621, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)

Antilope koba

(Ogilby, 1834)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

koba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

79

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Kolus Sing Sing

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Bovidae

Root name

singsing

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729876

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervicapra ellipsiprymnos

(Sundevall, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ellipsiprymnos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392291

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope Defassa var. abyssinica

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544542

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope Defassa var. senegalensis

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544542

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope harnieri

(J. Murie, 1867)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harnieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533463

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cobus onctuosus

Trouessart, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

onctuosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

929

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436140

Authority publication

Berlin

Kobus unctuosus matschiei

O. R. Neumann, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus unctuosus ugandae

O. R. Neumann, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ugandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus adolfi-friderici

Matschie, 1906

Family

Bovidae

Root name

adolfifriderici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Das Weidwerk in Wort und Bild

Kobus defassa albertensis

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

albertensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa angusticeps

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angusticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

416

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa avellanifrons

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

avellanifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa breviceps

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

424

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa cottoni

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cottoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615875

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa dianae

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615876

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa fulvifrons

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fulvifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

418

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa griseotinctus

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

griseotinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

427

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa hawashensis

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hawashensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

413

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa ladoensis

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ladoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa nzoiae

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nzoiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

417

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus pallidus

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus defassa powelli

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

powelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus thikae

Matschie, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

thikae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

411

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1912:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67352)
  2. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:502, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus penricei frommi

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frommi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

563

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151346

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus kondensis

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kondensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

556

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151339

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus kulu

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kulu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

561

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151344

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus lipuwa

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lipuwa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151343

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus penricei münzneri

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

muenzneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

567

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151350

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus unctuosa uwendensis

Matschie, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

uwendensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151353

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus canescens

Lönnberg, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41921155

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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