Профиль таксономии: Bos frontalis (Lambert 1804)

Status: CITES - Appendix I as B. gaurus (excluding domesticated form); U.S. ESA - Endangered as B. gaurus; IUCN - Vulnerable

Comments: The name frontalis was based on a Gyall or Gayal (also known as Mithan). These are wild animals recurrently taken into captivity and hence categorised as feral or domestic. Gayal derive from wild Gaur and differ in proportions but are uniform and tend to breed true; interbreeding with domestic cattle appears to be relatively recent (Simoons, 1984). Includes gaurus; but see Corbet and Hill (1991:130). Formerly placed in Bibos. Gentry et al. (1996) proposed that majority usage be confirmed by...

ITIS defers to Wilson & Reeder (eds., 2005) on the correct name for a species when the choice is between an older name based on a domestic form and a younger name based on a wild form. ICZN Opinion 2027 (3/2003) sought to resolve this, but by itself the Ruling contained in that Opinion effectively says that it cannot be based on priority. More explicit guidance is found in the "History of Case 3010" section of the Opinion, but ITIS has been advised that only the Ruling section is binding. Thus, there is apparently no basis upon which to select the correct (valid) name