Bubalus arnee

(Kerr, 1792)

Asian Wild Buffalo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Bovini
Genus : Bubalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664362

Original name as described

Bos Arnee

Other common names

Asiatic Buffalo · Indian Buffalo · Water Buffalo

Type locality

India, north from Bengal. Restricted by Harper in 1940 to Koch Behar, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan? · Myanmar · Sri Lanka · Thailand · Cambodia

Taxonomy notes

wild form of B. bubalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006268

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Bos bubalis macroceros

(Lydekker, 1897)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

macroceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.1.10.1, BMNH:Mamm:1905.7.29.1, BMNH:Mamm:604d

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f697a18-a0e2-4a0f-ab1f-7e86d761d533 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/467cfa5b-8a36-4978-a1cd-88ae47a1b28a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/efc4e0f0-5b44-4094-8736-d585d078f948

Authority page

84

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:427, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Lydekker (1913:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos bubalus, var. fulvus

(Blanford, 1891)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.8.7.215

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3f7eaef-6ea2-465f-bfb0-e29c71769ec3

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28223422

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bubalus arnee theerapati

Groves, 1996

Family

Bovidae

Root name

theerapati

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TNRC (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos arni

(Blumenbach, 1810)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51292451

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus bubalus septentrionalis

Matschie, 1912

Family

Bovidae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1912:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67351)
  2. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bubalus Speirocerus

Hodgson, 1847

Family

Bovidae

Root name

speirocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

710

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126237

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hodgson (1847:710, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)

Bos bubalis fulvus

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370086

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:427, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Lydekker (1913:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bubalus arni

von Morlot, 1929

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Mitteilungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Thun

Name usages

Morlot (1929:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)

Bubalus bubalis fulvus

von Morlot, 1929

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Mitteilungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Thun

Name usages

  1. Morlot (1929:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus arnee

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arnee

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3129/46364616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bubalus bubalis arnee

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arnee

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus bubalis theerapati

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

theerapati

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus arnee arnee

Groves, 1996

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arnee

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bubalus arnee fulvus

Groves, 1996

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bubalus arnee migona

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

migona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

583

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos Arnee

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arnee

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664362

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bos arni

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

388

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264525

Authority publication

London

Bubalus Arna

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126981

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1847:709, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus Arna Macrocerus

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Bovidae

Root name

macrocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

912

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39758426

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Bubalus Arna Speirocerus

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Bovidae

Root name

speirocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

912

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39758426

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus Macrocerus

Hodgson, 1847

Family

Bovidae

Root name

macrocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

710

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126237

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1847:710, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
  2. Groves (1996:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45542109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/846)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Bubalus Arna (var. Macrocerus et Spirocerus)

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spirocerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956438

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus bubalis migona

Deraniyagala, 1952

Family

Bovidae

Root name

migona

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

103-105

Authority publication

Spolia Zeylanica

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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