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title: "Bontebok/Blesbok"
description: "Damaliscus pygargus — Mammals. The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bontebok-blesbok
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bontebok/Blesbok

> Damaliscus pygargus — Mammals. The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia.

- Scientific name: *Damaliscus pygargus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 4867
- Wikidata: [Q1009881](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009881)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42275](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42275)

## Names

- en: Bontebok/Blesbok
- de: Buntbock
- es: Bontebok y Blesbok
- fr: Damalisque à front blanc
- nl: Bontebok
- pl: Sasebi przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (4137), SZ (152), NA (68), ZW (12), AO (8)

## Summary

The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. D. pygargus has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies, occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok occurring in the Highveld.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bontebok

## Photo

![Bontebok/Blesbok](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bontebok-blesbok/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190321352

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bontebok-blesbok?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).