Equus quagga - #2440
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga burchellii, Burchell's Zebra. Attempt to breed back the extinct Equus quagga quagga. Formerly as Equus burchellii burchellii. Also as Common Zebra.
Geographic Distribution
S and E Angola, N and E Botswana, SE Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, N Namibia, SE Sudan, SW Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, S Somalia, South Africa (N KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga Provs.; formerly more widespread), Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Order/Family
Equidae
Genus
Equus
Specific Epithet
quagga
Image Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Karoo National Park
Image Date
25 August 2009
Photographer
C Smith