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Topi: ''This article is about the antelope. For the town see Topi (town). For the headgear, see Pith helmet.''
The '''Topi''' (''Damaliscus korrigum'') is an antelope species of the genus ''Damaliscus''[. The vernacular name "Topi" applies not only to the species but also to two subspecies "D. k. jimela" and "D. k. topi", while the name Korrigum or Tiang applies to the subspecies ''D. k. korrigum''][.
Along with theBangweulu tsessebe this species was formerly included in the Common Tsessebe.
The species is a savannah and floodplain antelope found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda. The species is regionally extinct in Burundi, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal.][Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. Available online]
Subspecies
- Korrigum, ''Damaliscus korrigum korrigum''
- Topi, ''Damaliscus korrigum jimela'': found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. It became regionally extinct in Burundi.
- Coastal Topi, ''Damaliscus korrigum topi''
Gallery
Image:Topi masai mara v2.jpg|Topis in the Masai Mara.
Image:KenyanTopi.jpg|Topi standing in Masai Mara.
Image:Topi in Masai Mara.jpg|Topi on an enhancement in Masai Mara
References
Category:Alcelaphinae
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