Crawshay's zebra | |
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Equus quagga crawshayi in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Subgenus: | Hippotigris |
Species: | E. quagga |
Subspecies: | E. q. crawshayi |
Trinomial name | |
Equus quagga crawshayi |
The Crawshay's zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi) is a subspecies of the plains zebra. It is native to eastern Zambia, east of the Luangwa River, Malawi, southeastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique south to the Gorongoza District. Crawshay's zebras can be distinguished from other subspecies of plains zebras in that its lower incisors lack an infundibulum. The Crawshay's zebra has very narrow stripes compared to other forms of the Plains zebra.
Crawshay's zebra in South Luangwa National Park showing the typical narrow stripe pattern
Some Crawshays have slight shadow stripes
Crawshay's zebra foal