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