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SPECIES Hyemoschus aquaticus

Author:Ogilby, 1841.
Actual Date:1841
Citation:Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1840: 35.
Common Name:Water Chevrotain
Type Locality:"Sierra Leone".
Distribution:W Africa in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone; C Africa in Angola (Cabinda), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, and Bwamba Forest of Semliki Valley, Uganda, where not known to survive according to East et al. (1999) but seems likely to be present according to Kingdon's (1979) account. Supposed occurrence in Benin, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, and Togo unsupported by evidence.
Status:CITES – Appendix III (Ghana); IUCN – Data Deficient (DSG recommended).
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Synonyms:

    batesi (Lydekker, 1906)
    cottoni (Lydekker, 1906)
    typicus (Lydekker, 1906)

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