Raphicerus
| Raphicerus | |
|---|---|
| Female steenbok | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Tribe: | Neotragini |
| Genus: | Raphicerus H. Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cerophorus acuticornis de Blainville, 1816 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rhaphiceros Lydekker, 1897 | |
Raphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the tribe Neotragini (subfamily Antilopinae).
Raphicerus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.
The genus contains three species:
- Cape or southern grysbok R. melanotis
- Sharpe's or northern grysbok R. sharpei
- Steenbok R. campestris