Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camelopardalis aethiopicus Ogilby, 1837: 134.

Camelopardalis biturigum Duvernoy, 1844: 12, fig. 4.

Giraffa camelopardalis typica Bryden, 1899: 489, plate XIV.

Diagnosis

Front of the face sparsely and sides fully spotted, similar pattern to reticulata but with chestnut or sandy patches.

Past distribution

Probably extinct, former range between the Blue Nile and Tekezé /Atbara rivers in southeastern Sudan (eastern Sennar) and northern Ethiopia (Abyssinia).