剑羚属（Oryx）包含四种剑羚。其中三种原生于非洲的干燥区，第四种原生于阿拉伯半岛。

属名「Oryx」来自希腊语「Ὂρυξ」，指一种羚羊，字义上为镐。

Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species. Three of them are native to arid parts of Africa, and the fourth to the Arabian Peninsula. Their fur is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings on the head, has an ochre neck, and horns that are clearly decurved.