Boselaphus tragocamelus

(Pallas, 1766)

Nilgai

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Boselaphini
Genus : Boselaphus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321016

Original name as described

Antilope tragocamelus

Other common names

Blue Bull · Bluebuck · White-footed Antelope

Type locality

Bengal, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006254

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.

Antilope risia

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

risia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Portax Tragocamelus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tragocamelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595036

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Blyth (1863:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Gray (1872:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Boselaphus tragocamelus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tragocamelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015946

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2893/115064758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Antilope tragocamelus

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tragocamelus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321016

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:279, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Antilope leucopus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966346

Authority publication

Leiden

Antilope albipes

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873077

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope picta

(Pallas, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823356

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1827:384, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  5. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  6. Laurillard (1841:625, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  7. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Lesson (1842:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Damalis risia

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

risia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264492

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Tragelaphus Hippelaphus

(W. Ogilby, 1837)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hippelaphus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570865

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Portax tragelaphus

(Sundevall, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

tragelaphus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392294

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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