Bubalus bubalis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Water 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
Domesticated
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033883

Original name as described

Bos Bubalis

Other common names

River Buffalo · Swamp Buffalo

Type locality

India.

Country distribution

Domesticated

Taxonomy notes

domestic form of B. arnee; has been suggested to represent two species based on molecular data (buablis for River Buffalo and kerabau/carabanensis for Swamp Buffalo), but this arrangement is not followed here pending further research using a wider array of taxonomic methods

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. · Curaudeau, M., Rozzi, R., & Hassanin, A. (2021). The genome of the lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) illuminates the origin of river and swamp buffalo. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161, 107170. · Vidana Pathiranage, N., Fernando, S., Illeperuma, R., Goonatilake, S., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., & Wijesinghe, M. (2023). New evidence regarding the taxonomic status of the wild buffalo (Bubalus sp.) in Sri Lanka. Mammalian Biology, 103(5), 519-529.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006269

Country distribution map

No distribution data available.

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 hosei

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hosei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.6.12.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0875877c-71fb-403a-9a60-165322f88d12 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/539de6ba-01b6-4510-8643-ef725b4fc5d9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/838b2c3f-2ec6-4329-abc7-635da027e612

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. Lydekker (1913:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Pseudonovibos spiralis

(Peter & Feiler, 1994)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spiralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTD (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

169-176

Authority publication

Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden

Name usages

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

Bubalus mainitensis

Heude, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mainitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SNHM 1255/1244/24235

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

205

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Bubalus moellendorffi

Nehring, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581295

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Antilope bubalus

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Bubalus Buffelus

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

buffelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Hodgson (1847:709, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
  3. Gray (1850:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  4. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  5. Gray (1852:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  6. Kelaart (1852:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  7. Blyth (1863:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  8. Gray (1872:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  9. Kelaart (1890:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Bubalus bubalis

Hollister, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779526

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1911:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20726)
  2. Morlot (1929:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)
  3. Ulbrich & Fischer (1966:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67252)
  4. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Bos bubalis bubalis

(Lydekker, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771730

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Lydekker (1913:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bubalus bubalus

Christy, 1929

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

459

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Christy (1929:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42008)

Bubalus bubalis hosei

von Morlot, 1929

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hosei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Mitteilungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Thun

Name usages

Morlot (1929:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67257)

Bubalus bubalis bubalis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bubalus bubalis kerabau

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kerabau

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bos Bubalis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033883

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lydekker (1898:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  3. Ward (1910:427, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Lydekker (1913:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)

Bos bubalus

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bubalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751426

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  6. Smith (1842:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  7. Lesson (1842:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  8. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  9. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bos Bubalus Var. indica

(von Schreber, 1789)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 300B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31078236

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Bos Bubalus seminudus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

seminudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

339

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664367

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Bos buffelus

(Blumenbach, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

buffelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

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

Bos Bubalus Minor

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

495

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Bos bubalis var. dom. sonda

(Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sonda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 40, pl. 41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851240 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851244

Authority publication

Leiden

Bos bubalus, var. sondaica

(Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851212

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Bos bubalus kerabau

(Sundevall, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kerabau

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392298

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Bubalus vulgaris domesticus

Fitzinger, 1860

Family

Bovidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

308

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15537520

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

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

Bubalus Kerabau

Fitzinger, 1860

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kerabau

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15537541

Authority publication

Vienna

Bubalus vulgaris

Fitzinger, 1860

Family

Bovidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15537517

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

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

Buffelus indicus

(Rütimeyer, 1865)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32284310

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel

Buffelus indicus Varietas italica

(Rütimeyer, 1865)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

italica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32284310

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel

Name usages

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

Buffelus indicus Varietas sondaica

(Rütimeyer, 1865)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sondaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32284310

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel

Bubalus kerabau ferus

Nehring, 1890

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791059

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Bubalus kerabau ferus

Nehring, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581297

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Bubalus calvus

Schulze, 1897

Family

Bovidae

Root name

calvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Helios – Abhandlungen und Mitteilungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Naturwissenschaften

Bos bubalis typicus

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370081

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370081) (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. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Bubalus carabanensis

Castillo, 1971

Family

Bovidae

Root name

carabanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155-156

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Animal Science

Name usages

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

sunda

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sunda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

694

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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