 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Black Rhino |
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While seven subspecies have been described (Groves, 1967), more recent research (du Toit, 1987) has not supported this degree of taxonomic splitting, and the African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group (of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature) now recognizes four conservation units within the continent (du Toit, Foose & Cumming, 1987). These are a northwestern group in Cameroun and the Central African Republic (it is no longer certain if any of these survive), an eastern group in Kenya and northern Tanzania (designated as D. b. rnichaeli), a desert group in Namibia (D. b. bicornis), and the relatively large bushveld group extending from Natal through Zimbabwe and Zambia into southern Tanzania (D. b. minor).
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