Described: (Pallas, 1766).
States with an open record: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 3A Desert: Thar, 3B Desert: Kutchchh, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast.
Family: Bovidae; order: Artiodactyla.

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yellidespecies of India

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Nilgai

Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2016, stable). Open records in 17 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Mammals: large (cats, elephants, deer, primates...).

Large mammals of Himachal Pradesh · Large mammals of Punjab · Large mammals of Chandigarh · Large mammals of Uttarakhand · Large mammals of Haryana · Large mammals of Delhi · Large mammals of Rajasthan · Large mammals of Uttar Pradesh · Large mammals of Bihar · Large mammals of Odisha · Large mammals of Chhattisgarh · Large mammals of Madhya Pradesh · Large mammals of Gujarat · Large mammals of Maharashtra · Large mammals of Tamil Nadu · Large mammals of Telangana · Large mammals of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

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