Bos gaurus

C. H. Smith, 1827

Gaur

Side view of gaur resting. Formerly as Bos frontalis. Also as Indian Bison.
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Location:Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Hellabrunn ZooDate taken:Jan 1, 1988

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1011

Taxonomy

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

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. and Groves, C.P. 2004. The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science 31(5):645-651. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.006

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://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.

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 41 names and synonyms.

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

  1. Kerr (1792:339, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. 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 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

Name usages

Schinz (1825:492, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)

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. Blyth (1862:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37181616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68511)
  3. Rütimeyer (1865:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32284321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44037)
  4. Murray (1866:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Blyth (1875:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38675051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  6. Lydekker (1898:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9369944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  7. Ward (1910:440, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  8. Pocock (1911:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67432)
  9. Lydekker (1913:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  10. Gyldenstolpe (1916:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67559)
  11. Chasen (1940:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  12. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  14. Corbet & Hill (1991:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  15. Groves (2003:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48602934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9601)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  17. Groves & Grubb (2011:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  18. Groves & Grubb (2011:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  22. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2891/46363646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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. Fischer (1829:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Lesson (1842:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Cantor (1846:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37644)
  5. Gistel (1848:265, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

bubalus gaurus

(Anonymous, 1833)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gaurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Anonymous (1833:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67366)

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

Bos cavifrons

B. H. 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

  1. Day (1863:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69416)
  2. Murray (1866:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bibos subhemachalus

(B. H. 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)

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