Progenitor of domestic cattle, extinct in wild (since 1627?).
-. See [About maps]
Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766; Syst. Nat. (edn. 12) 1: 99, TL: Boreal Asia (domesticated)Ancestor of Domesticated Yak.
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, S.Tibet, Yunnan, S.Vietnam, Kampuchea, Malay Peninsula. See [About maps]
Bos frontalis Lambert, 1804; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 7: 57, TL: Pakistan, NE. Chittagong (domesticated)
Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Malaysia, Java, Borneo. See [About maps]
Bos javanicus D'Alton, 1823; Die Skelete der Wiederkauer, abgebildt und verglichen: 7, TL: Java (domesticated)
Kampuchea. See [About maps]
Bos sauveli Urbain, 1937; Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 62: 307, TL: Kampuchea, near Tchep Village28.10.2001 (5)
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