| Walter's duiker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Cephalophinae |
| Genus: | Philantomba |
| Species: | P. walteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Philantomba walteri Colyn et al., 2010 |
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Walter's duiker (Philantomba walteri) is a species of duiker found in Togo, Benin and Nigeria. It measures under 40 centimetres (16 in) tall at the shoulder, and weighs between 4 and 6 kilograms. It was described in 2010 following comparison of specimens in museum collections with those from bushmeat markets. Its name commemorates Professor Walter Verheyen, who was the first to obtain a specimen of this species of duiker from Togo in 1968.