Crawshay's zebra

{{Short description|Subspecies of zebra}}

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| name = Crawshay's zebra

| image = Crawshays_zebra_AZH2010_516.jpg

| image_alt = three Crawshay's zebras grazing

| image_caption = Equus quagga crawshayi in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

| genus = Equus

| species = quagga

| species_link = Plains zebra

| subspecies = crawshayi

| authority = de Winton, 1896

}}

Crawshay's zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi) is a subspecies of the plains zebra native to eastern Zambia, east of the Luangwa River, Malawi, southeastern Tanzania, and northern Mozambique south to the Gorongoza District.{{cite iucn |author=King, S.R.B. |author2=Moehlman, P.D. |date=2016 |title=Equus quagga |volume=2016 |page=e.T41013A45172424 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41013A45172424.en |access-date=18 November 2021}} Crawshay's zebras can be distinguished from other subspecies of plains zebras in that its lower incisors lack an infundibulum.{{Cite book|author=Groves, Colin P.|year=1974|title=Horses, Asses and Zebras in the Wild|location=Hollywood, Florida|publisher=Ralph Curtis Books|oclc=1161292}} Crawshay's zebra has very narrow stripes compared to other forms of the plains zebra.

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Images

{{Wikispecies|Equus quagga crawshayi}}

File:Crawshay's Zebra.jpg|Crawshay's zebra in South Luangwa National Park showing the typical narrow stripe pattern

File:Crawshays_zebra_shadowed_AZH2010_533.jpg|Some Crawshays have slight shadow stripes.

File:Crawshays_zebra_foal_AZH2010_530.jpg|Crawshay's zebra foal

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Category:Zebras

Category:Mammals of Zambia

Category:Mammals of Malawi

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