Nilgiritragus hylocrius

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Nilgiri Tahr

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Nilgiritragus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1838-02-13. Mr. Ogilby exhibited skins of two species of his new genus Kemas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:81.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570966

Original name as described

Kemas hylocrius

Other common names

Nilgiri Ibex

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.291

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2aca983e-52b2-42a9-a23c-a154c8bbb3a6

Type locality

Nilgiri Hills, S India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

moved from Hemitragus to Nilgiritragus

Taxonomy notes citation

Ropiquet, A., & Hassanin, A. (2005). Molecular evidence for the polyphyly of the genus Hemitragus (Mammalia, Bovidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 36(1), 154-168.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006200

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Kemas hylocrius

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hylocrius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.291

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2aca983e-52b2-42a9-a23c-a154c8bbb3a6

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570966

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1842:880, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40005256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68661)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra (Ibex) Warryato

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

warryato

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.2.24.1, BMNH:Mamm:1842.2.24.2

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b41615f0-4484-4748-b2c6-8ae9fc6beaa5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8272fcf-5d90-4bd9-ad6c-eced231a6070

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324291

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1843:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capra hylocria

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hylocria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

468

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1845:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37529)

Hemitragus hylocrius

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hylocrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392900

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Sundevall (1847:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40482)
  2. Blyth (1863:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Jerdon (1867:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  4. Thomas (1894:454, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69211)
  5. Lydekker (1898:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  6. Ward (1910:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  7. Lydekker (1913:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Grubb (1993:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  12. Groves (2003:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48602942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9601)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. Shrestha (2006:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67484)

Hemitragus Warryato

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

warryato

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595033

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

Gray (1850:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Kemas Warryato

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

warryato

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956559

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Gray (1872:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Capra hylocrius

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hylocrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Ropiquet & Hassanin, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hylocrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

  1. Ropiquet & Hassanin (2005:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/878)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Ropiquet & Hassanin (2017:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59527)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9917/13026736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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