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Boselaphus tragocamelus (nilgai)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope tragocamelus was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cemas tragocamelus by Oken (1816); it was recombined as Portax tragelaphus by Sundevall (1846); it was recombined as Boselaphus tragocamelus by Sclater (1883), Hassanin and Douzery (1999), Leslie (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. namadicus, B. namadicus

Synonyms
  • Antilope albipes was named by Erxleben (1777). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Boselaphus albipes by Desmarest (1816); it was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus tragocamelus by Leslie (2008).
  • Antilope leucopus was named by Zimmermann (1777). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus tragocamelus by Leslie (2008).
  • Antilope picta was named by Pallas (1777). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Cerophorus picta by de Blainville (1816); it was recombined as Cemas picta by Oken (1816); it was recombined as Damalis picta by Brookes (1828); it was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus tragocamelus by Leslie (2008).
  • Damalis risia was named by Hamilton-Smith (1827). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus tragocamelus by Leslie (2008).
  • Tragelaphus hippelaphus was named by Ogilby (1837). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus tragocamelus by Leslie (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Antilope tragocamelus Pallas p. 5
1777Antilope albipes Erxleben p. 280
1777Antilope picta Pallas p. 14
1777Antilope leucopus Zimmermann p. 541
1816Boselaphus albipes Desmarest p. 199
1816Cemas picta Oken p. 729
1816Cemas tragocamelus Oken p. 729
1816Cerophorus picta de Blainville p. 74
1827Damalis risia Hamilton-Smith p. 363
1828Damalis picta Brookes p. 64
1837Tragelaphus hippelaphus Ogilby p. 138
1846Portax tragelaphus Sundevall p. 198
1883Boselaphus tragocamelus Sclater p. 137
1999Boselaphus tragocamelus Hassanin and Douzery p. 899
2008Boselaphus tragocamelus Leslie, Jr. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoselaphiniKnottnerus-Meyer 1997
genusBoselaphusde Blainville 1816
speciestragocamelus(Pallas 1766)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas 1766 [nilgai]
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Invalid names: Antilope leucopus Zimmermann 1777 [synonym], Antilope picta Pallas 1777 [synonym], Boselaphus albipes Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Damalis risia Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus hippelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Madras) Boselaphus tragocamelus (228955)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Boselaphus tragocamelus (224310)