Bos gaurus

C. H. Smith, 1827

Gaur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Smith, C.H. 1827-05-12. Part 12. Pp. 345–498 in Smith, C.H. 1827. The class Mammalia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Volume the Fourth. Geo. B. Whittaker, London, 498 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264538

Original name as described

Bos gaurus

Other common names

Indian Bison · Guar

Type locality

Bengal, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh? · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Malaysia · China

Taxonomy notes

wild form of B. frontalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006260

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Bibos gaurus grangeri

(Colbert & Hooijer, 1953)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

grangeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-18465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

122

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Bos gaurus hubbacki

Lydekker, 1907

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hubbacki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.11.27.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/79ee4987-9723-45fa-a52c-d201a218cb84

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068073

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:441, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Lydekker (1913:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

? Bibos frontalis sinhaleyus

(Deraniyagala, 1939)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

CNM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

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

Giraffa sivalensis sinhaleyus

(Deraniyagala, 1945)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

CNM f29

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Uribos platyceros

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

platyceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1224/24204

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Gauribos mekongensis

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mekongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1239/24219

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Gauribos sylvanus

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sylvanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1240/24220

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Bubalibos annamiticus

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

annamiticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1376/24356

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Gauribos brachyrhinus

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

brachyrhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1601/1220/24200

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Gauribos laosiensis

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laosiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1620/1241/24221

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Bos gour

Hardwicke, 1827

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gour

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339427

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos gaurus readei

Lydekker, 1903

Family

Bovidae

Root name

readei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

266

Authority publication

The Zoologist

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:441, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gavæus gaurus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534842

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Bos aculeatus

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aculeatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523909

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Bibos frontatus

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frontatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1846:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)

Bibos Gour

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gour

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gray (1846:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)

Bibos Gaurus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594988

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Bos gaurus gaurus

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771686

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bibos frontalis gaurus

(von Morlot, 1929)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Mitteilungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Thun

Name usages

Morlot (1929:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)

Bos frontalis gaurus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Bos frontalis laosiensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laosiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Bos frontalis sinhaleyus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bos gaurus laosiensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

laosiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

573

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos Bubalus Guavera

Kerr, 1792

Family

Bovidae

Root name

guavera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

339

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664367

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Gour

Traill, 1824

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gour

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54220724

Authority publication

Edinburgh Philosophical Journal

Name usages

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

Bos gaurus

C. H. Smith, 1827

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264538

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lydekker (1898:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  3. Ward (1910:440, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Lydekker (1913:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  5. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2891/46363646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bos Diardii

Temminck, 1836

Family

Bovidae

Root name

diardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389730

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Bos frontatus

Temminck, 1836

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frontatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389730

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Bos cavifrons

Hodgson, 1837

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

747

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40077738

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Bibos subhemachalus

(Hodgson, 1837)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

subhemachalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

499

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37179779

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Bison cavifrons

(Hodgson, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3381086

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Bibos concavifrons

(Roulin, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

concavifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

619

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57476574

Authority publication

Paris

Bos gaur

Sundevall, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392297

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Bibos asseel

(Horsfield, 1851)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

asseel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832478

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Bibos? fuscicornis

(Heude, 1901)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fuscicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Bos? leptoceros

Heude, 1901

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leptoceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Bos gaurus readi

Lydekker, 1913

Family

Bovidae

Root name

readi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771688

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bibos gaurus sinhaleyus

(Deraniyagala, 1951)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Bibos gaurus sinhaleyus

(Deraniyagala, 1958)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Colombo

Bibos sinhaleyus

(Deraniyagala, 1963)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sinhaleyus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

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