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SPECIES Raphicerus sharpei

Author:Thomas, 1896.
Actual Date:1897
Citation:Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1896: 796, pl. 34.
Common Name:Sharpe's Grysbok
Type Locality:Malawi, "Southern Angoniland".
Distribution:N Botswana, SE Dem. Rep. Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (Limpopo  Prov.), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (cd).
Comments:Included in melanotis by Haltenorth (1963:78) but was too distinct for this according to Ansell (1972:67). Examination of museum material indicates the species is monotypic.
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