Raphicerus

Raphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the tribe Neotragini (subfamily Antilopinae).

Raphicerus
Female steenbok
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Antilopinae
Tribe:	Neotragini
Genus:	Raphicerus H. Smith, 1827
Type species
Cerophorus acuticornis [1] de Blainville, 1816
Species
Raphicerus melanotis Raphicerus sharpei Raphicerus campestris
Synonyms
Rhaphiceros Lydekker, 1897

Raphicerus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.

The genus contains three species:^[2]

• Cape or southern grysbok R. melanotis
• Sharpe's or northern grysbok R. sharpei
• Steenbok R. campestris