Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus 1758)

[Capra] cervicapra Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 69.

Type Locality: "Habitat in India, Asia"; restricted by Zukowsky (1927:125) to "Trivandrum im südlichsten Vorderindien nahe Kap Comorin" (India, Travancore, inland of Trivandrum).

Vernacular Names: Blackbuck.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Antilope cervicapra subsp. cervicapra Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Antilope cervicapra subsp. rajputanae Zukowsky 1927

Distribution: Bangladesh (extinct), India (Punjab south to Madras and east to Bihar; formerly up to Assam; now localized), Nepal (Terai; now very localized), and E Pakistan (extinct but vagrants occur); introduced to Texas (USA), and Argentina.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix III (Nepal); IUCN – Near Threatened.

Discussion: Revised by Groves (1982 c).