Map of distribution range of grey and brown goral following two major zoogeographical concepts with consequences of their taxonomy. The black dots represent the type localities of the three available names for Himalayan taxa: N. bedfordi (Lydekker, 1905) (Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India), N. goral (Hardwicke, 1825) (Kathmandu, Nepal) and N. hodgsoni Pocock, 1908 (Sikkim, India). The upper map shows a scheme where the distribution boundary between the two species is formed by the Sutlej River, Himachal Pradesh, India. N. bedfordi here represents a valid name for the western species, and the East Himalayan species is referred to as N. goral (see Groves and Grubb 2011). On the contrary, the bottom map shows the situation where the border is defined east of Kathmandu. In this case, the name N. goral represents the name for the Western Himalayan species, while the Eastern Himalayan species is listed as N. hodgsoni (see Hrabina 2015).