- The
nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus) (/ˈnilˌɡaɪ/,
literally meaning "blue cow") is the
largest antelope of Asia, and is
ubiquitous across the northern...
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Boselaphus is a
genus of bovid. The
nilgai is the sole
living representative,
although one
other species is
known from the
fossil record. The
nilgai along...
- T. q.
quadricornis T. q.
iodes T. q.
subquadricornis Genus Boselaphus Nilgai,
Boselaphus tragocamelus B. t.
tragocamelus (Indian nilgai)
Genus †Duboisia...
- Pleistocene.
Boselaphus namadicus was
first discovered in 1878, and was
originally described as
Portax namadicus. It was
moved to
Boselaphus less than a...
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largest antelopes,
after the
elands (Taurotragus sp.) and the
nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus),
measuring 190–240 cm (75–94 in) from the head to the base...
- the tribe.
Genera marked with † are extinct.
Tribe Boselaphini Boselaphus Boselaphus tragocamelus -
Nilgai or blue bull (not to be
confused with the...
- wild **** (Equus
hemionus khur), ****ara (Gazella bennettii),
nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus), and
blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), and
large predators...
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antelope has only one
other relative in the
tribe Boselaphini, the
nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus). The
Boselaphini have
horns with a keel on the
front and...
- 1891. The
species is most
closely related to the
modern Nilgai-antelope (
Boselaphus tragocamelus) and the Four-horned
antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)....
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overlap with
sambar (Rusa unicolor), wild boar (Sus scrofa) and
nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus). In general,
lions prefer large prey
species within a weight...
