Crawshay's zebra
Crawshay's zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi) is a subspecies of the plains zebra native to eastern Zambia, east of the Luangwa River, Malawi, southeastern Tanzania, and northern Mozambique south to the Gorongoza District.[1] Crawshay's zebras can be distinguished from other subspecies of plains zebras in that its lower incisors lack an infundibulum.[2] Crawshay's zebra has very narrow stripes compared to other forms of the plains zebra.
| Crawshay's zebra | |
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| Equus quagga crawshayi in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
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| Subspecies: | E. q. crawshayi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Equus quagga crawshayi de Winton, 1896 | |
References
- Hack, M.A & Lorenzen, E. 2008. Equus quagga. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. Downloaded on 24 February 2012.
- Groves, Colin P. (1974). Horses, Asses and Zebras in the Wild. Hollywood, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. OCLC 1161292.
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Images
Crawshay's zebra in South Luangwa National Park showing the typical narrow stripe pattern
Some Crawshays have slight shadow stripes
Crawshay's zebra foal
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