Nilgai

Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Genus:
Boselaphus
Species:
B. tragocamelus
Binomial name
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Pall., 1766

The Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is an antelope found in Asia. It commonly seen in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and eastern Pakistan. The mature males appear ox-like and are also known as blue bulls. The nilgai is the biggest Asian antelope.

The species was described in 1766.

References

  1. ↑ "Nilgai". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
  2. ↑ Gray, J.E. (1850). "Synopsis of the species of antelopes and strepsiceres, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18: 111–146.
  3. ↑ Pilgrim, G.E. (1939). "The fossil bovidae of India". Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series. 26: 1–356.
  4. ↑ Padhi, S.; Panigrahi, G.K.; Panda, S. (2004). The Wild Animals of India. Delhi: Biotech Books. pp. 26–7. ISBN 978-81-7622-106-1.
  5. ↑ Rafferty, J.P., ed. (2011). Grazers (1st ed.). New York, US: Britannica Educational Pub. pp. 83–4. ISBN 978-1-61530-336-6.
  6. ↑ Parsons, J. (1745). "An account of a quadruped brought from Bengal and now to be seen in London". Philosophical Transactions. 43 (476): 465–7. doi:10.1098/rstl.1744.0089. S2CID 186210125.
  7. ↑ Renshaw, G. (1907). Final Natural History Essays. Cambridge, England: Sherratt & Hughes. pp. 120–1.

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