Tragelaphus spekei Speke, 1863, in Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, p. 223.

TYPE LOCALITY: Tanzania, Karaque, west of Lake Victoria .

DISTRIBUTION: Gambia to S.W. Ethiopia, south to Angola, Namibia, N.W. Botswana, and South Africa.

COMMENT: The specific name is usually attributed to Sclater, 1864.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Ghana).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419009008006001.