Bovidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 444 779 book chapter 58516 10.5281/zenodo.6512484 67b52095-db4b-43f8-a661-4aced0511111 978-84-96553-77-4 6512484 272. Angolan Klipspringer Oreotragus tyleri French: Oréotrague de Tyler / German: Angola-Klippspringer / Spanish: Saltarrocas de Angola Taxonomy. Oreotragus oreotragus tyleri Hinton, 1921 , Esquimina, south of Benguela , Angola . On following pages: 273. Zambian Klipspringer ( Oreotragus centralis ); 274. Noack's Klipspringer ( Oreotragus aceratos 277. Ethiopian Klipspringer ( Oreotragus saltatrixoides); 278. Somali Klipspringer ( Oreotragus somalicus ); 279. Nigerian); 275. Masai Klipspringer ( Oreotragus schillingsi ); 276. Golden Klipspringer ( Oreotragus aureus); Klipspringer ( Oreotragus porteousi). Formerly considered a subspecies of O. oreotragus . Monotypic. Distribution. Known from the Kaokoveld in S Angola and Namibia . Descriptive notes. Head-body 77-91 cm, shoulder height 49.5-57 cm, ear length 10-12 cm, hindfoot 21-24 cm. The Angolan Klipspringer is a medium-sized species. The female is larger than the male. Mean skull length is 13-9 cm (13.3-14. 5 cm ) in males and 14-4 cm (13.9-15. 1 cm ) in females. Horn length is about 8:5-10. 1 cm . The general color is weakly speckled pale sandy ocher, but the legs have no noticeable speckling at all, and may be gray. Like the Transvaal Klipspringer (O. transvaalensis) and Stevenson's Klipspringer (O. stevensoni), the underparts of the Angolian Klipspringer are extensively white. The region above the hooves is conspicuously dark brown. The ears are yellow inside and out and are longer than in the species to the south and east. The limbs are also elongated. Habitat. The Angolan Klipspringer uses rocky areas,like other klipspringers. Food and Feeding. The primary food is Acacia albida, and they may climb into these trees and browse at up to 5-4 m. Breeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but it is likely to have a gestation length of around five months,like other klipspringers. Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species. Klipspringers stand motionless for long periods of time on top of rocks, scanning the surroundings, their four feet together. Movements, Home range and Social organization. A population of this species studied by S. C. Roberts has the largest known territories, averaging 100 ha. They live in mated pairs, and mean group size is 2-6. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (under O. oreotragus ). Oreotragus taxa, except the Nigerian Klipspringer (O. o. porteousi), are not considered separately by IUCN. Bibliography. Groves & Grubb (2011), Roberts (1996), Skinner & Chimimba (2005).