Bos frontalis

Synonyms

Bos gaurus Hamilton Smith

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Bos

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

B. bison (American Bison) · B. bison athabascae (Wood Bison) · B. bison bison (Bison) · B. frontalis (Indian Bison) · B. frontalis frontalis (Indian Bison) · B. gaurus (Bovine) · B. gaurus gaurus (Indian Gaur) · B. grunniens (Domestic Yak) · B. grunniens mutus (Grunting Ox) · B. javanicus (Wild Banteng) · B. javanicus javanicus (Banteng) · B. mutus (Wild Yak) · B. primigenius (Aurochs) · B. sauveli (Kouprey) · B. taurus (Bovine) · B. taurus primigenius (Aurochs)

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 19, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Hedges, S. (Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Field Museum: Mammal specimens
• Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-183842
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 183842
• IUCN ID: 2891
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2539

Footnotes

1. Hedges, S. (Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]