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Boselaphus or Portax tragocamelus
Nylghau Nyl"ghau, Nylgau Nyl"gau, n. [Hind. & Per. n[=i]lg[=a]w, prop., a blue cow; Per. n[=i]l blue + g[=a]w cow. See Lilac, and Cow the animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown. [Written also neelghau, nilgau, and nylghaie.]

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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...
- The scientific name of the nilgai is Boselaphus tragocamelus. The nilgai is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus and placed in the family Bovidae. The...
- 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...
- the tribe. Genera marked with † are extinct. Tribe Boselaphini Boselaphus Boselaphus tragocamelus - Nilgai or blue bull (not to be confused with the...
- 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...
- Tetracerus Four-horned antelope (T. quadricornis) Boselaphus Nilgai (B. tragocamelus)...
- 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...
- wild **** (Equus hemionus khur), ****ara (Gazella bennettii), nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), and blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), and large predators...
- Tetracerus Four-horned antelope (T. quadricornis) Boselaphus Nilgai (B. tragocamelus)...