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Reference Base  Systematische Uebersicht der Saugethiere Nordost-Afrika's... |
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Systematische Uebersicht der Saugethiere Nordost-Afrika's mit Einschluss der Arabischen Kuste, des Rothen Meeres, der Somali- und der Nilquellen-Landern, sudwarts bis zum vierten Grade nordlichen Breite |
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Heuglin, T. von |
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1866 |
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Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
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1866 |
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537-611 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros keitloa. In eastern Abyssinia and also in the Kolla countries of North and West Abussinia, up to a height of 7000 feet. In April 1853 Heuglin and his men shot an adult rhinoceros in the Kolla countries of West Abyssinia, which certainly is this species. Peters might have seen it in M... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros bicornis
The species occurs in the provinces Taka, Sennaar and Kordofan, especially along the Bahr-el-abiad and its western tributaries, where it is especially numerous. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros keitloa. In eastern Abyssinia and also in the Kolla countries of North and West Abussinia, up to a height of 7000 feet. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros bicornis. This rhinoceros occurs on the coast of eastern Abyssinia. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros bicornis. The species occurs in the provinces Taka, Sennaar and Kordofan, especially along the Bahr-el-abiad and its western tributaries, where it is especially numerous. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Somalia
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Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros keitloa. It is probably this same species which occurs in the Somali countries, because Heuglin heard people talk of a rhinoceros, which they called `Wuiel' and which would differ from other species by having one horn very long, the other short. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
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Black Rhino
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| Dicerorhinus cucullatus. It occurs in the mountains of Abyssinia and it was found in Schoa by Harris and Dr Roth. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Heuglin was unable to enumerate all species of rhinoceros occurring in the southern Sudan. However, from a large number of horns which he saw, as well as observing one adult and one young animal, the following species can be mentioned.
1. Opsiceros keitloa A. Smith - in North and West Abyssinia... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
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Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros bicornis. The species occurs in the Habab countries northwards up to Sauakin or the 18th longitude north. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Ethiopia
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Black Rhino
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| Opsiceros bicornis. Many of the horns seen by Heuglin and especially those from the mountains on the west bank of Lake Tana, undoubtedly belong to this species. |
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