Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:74.

TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt, Nile River .

DISTRIBUTION: River systems of subsaharan Africa; formerly to lower Nile River.

COMMENT: Extirpated in some localities, especially South Africa (except N.E.).

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Ghana).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419003002001001.