Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas 1766 (nilgai)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Alternative combinations: Antilope tragocamelus, Cemas tragocamelus, Portax tragelaphus

Synonyms: Antilope albipes Erxleben 1777, Antilope leucopus Zimmermann 1777, Antilope picta Pallas 1777, Boselaphus albipes Erxleben 1777, Cemas picta Pallas 1777, Cerophorus picta Pallas 1777, Damalis picta Pallas 1777, Damalis risia Hamilton-Smith 1827, Tragelaphus hippelaphus Ogilby 1837

Belongs to Boselaphus according to D. M. Leslie 2008

See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008 and Hassanin and Douzery 1999

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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