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Bos indicus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 183839

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Brahma cattle [English]
  
    zebu cattle [English]
  
  Valid Name: Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus, 1758
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - original name/combination   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alfred L. Gardner   
  Notes: Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA   
  Reference for: Bos indicus    
       
  Expert: Peter Grubb   
  Notes: 35 Downhills Park Road, London N17 6PE, England   
  Reference for: Bos indicus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Bos indicus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Corbet, G. B.   
  Publication Date: 1978   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Mammals of the Palaearctic Region: a taxonomic review   
  Page(s): 1-314   
  Publisher: Cornell University Press   
  Publication Place: London, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8014-1171-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Bos indicus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.   
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing   
  Page(s): xviii + 1207   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-217-9   
  Notes: Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing   
  Reference for: Bos indicus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: 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  
 

 

    


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