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The '''Gaur''' (''Bos gaurus gaurus''; {{IPAc-en|ɡ|aʊər}}), also known as the '''Indian bison''', is a bovine native to [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]], and has been listed as [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016. It has declined by more than 70% during the last three generations, and is [[Local extinction|extirpated]] from [[Sri Lanka]] and most likely [[Bangladesh]]. Populations in well-protected areas are stable and increasing.<ref name=iucn /><br />
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It is the largest species among the wild cattle and the [[Bovidae]]. In [[Malaysia]], it is called {{Lang|zsm|seladang}}, and {{Transl|my|pyaung}} {{my|ပြောင်}} in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="Hubback37">{{cite journal |last=Hubback |first=T. R. |author-link=Theodore Hubback |year=1937 |title=The Malayan gaur or seladang |journal=Journal of Mammalogy |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=267–279|doi=10.2307/1374203 |jstor=1374203 }}</ref> The domesticated form of the gaur is called ''[[gayal]]'' (''Bos frontalis'') or ''mithun''.<ref name=Nowak1999>{{cite book |last=Nowak |first=R. M. |year=1999 |chapter=Gaur |pages=1158–1159 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7W-DGRILSBoC&pg=PA1158 |title=Walker's Mammals of the World |volume=1 |publisher=The [[Johns Hopkins University Press]] |location=Baltimore, USA and London, UK|isbn=9780801857898 }}</ref><br />
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Gaur historically occurred throughout mainland South and Southeast Asia, including [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]] and [[Nepal]]. Today, the range of the species is seriously fragmented, and it is regionally extinct in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=iucn /> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Bovines]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of South Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Southeast Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals of India]]<br />
[[Category:Provincial symbols of Bihari Praant (India)]]<br />
[[Category:Provincial symbols of Konkani Praant (India)]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals of Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals of Vietnam]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals of Bhutan]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals of Myanmar]]<br />
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