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Boselaphus (nilgai)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Synonyms
  • Portax was named by Hamilton-Smith (1827). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus by Leslie (2008).
  • Tragelaphus was named by Ogilby (1837) [non Tragelaphus de Blainville 1816]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus by Leslie (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Boselaphus de Blainville p. 75
1827Portax Hamilton-Smith
1837Tragelaphus Ogilby
1988Boselaphus Carroll
1999Boselaphus Hassanin and Douzery p. 899
2001Boselaphus Grubb p. 375
2003Boselaphus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2008Boselaphus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 980 figs. Fig. 5
2008Boselaphus Leslie, Jr. p. 1
2010Boselaphus Gentry p. 753

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoselaphiniKnottnerus-Meyer 1997
genusBoselaphusde Blainville 1816

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.

G. Boselaphus de Blainville 1816 [nilgai]
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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]
Invalid names: Portax Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available