Bos frontalis

Bos frontalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Artiodactyla
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Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Subgenus: Bos (Bibos)
Species: Bos frontalis
Subspecies: B. f. frontalis – B. f. gaurus – B. f. laosiensis – B. f. sinhaleyus

Name

Bos frontalis Lambert, 1804

Synonyms

• Bos gaurus Hamilton Smith, 1827

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2003) ruled that the name for this wild species (Bos gaurus) is not invalid by virtue of being antedated by the name based on the domestic form (Bos frontalis).

References

• Bos frontalis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. (2003). Opinion 2027 (Case 3010). Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Bull.Zool.Nomencl., 60:81-84.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Βούς ο εμπρόσθιος (Γκαούρ)
English: Gaur, Gayal
한국어: 가얄
മലയാളം: മിഥുൻ
日本語: ガウル
português: Gauro
ไทย: กระทิง, เมย
Türkçe: Gaur

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