Common hippopotamus

(Hippopotamus amphibius)

Range: River and lake systems across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Subspecies

• H. a. amphibius: Northeastern Africa, Sudan to Horn of Africa.

• H. a. capensis: Southern Africa, Zambia to South Africa.

• H. a. constrictus: Central Africa, including Namibia

• H. a. kiboko: Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Somalia.

• H. a. tschadensis: Western Africa.