Genus Bubalus Smith, 1827
- Bubalus Smith, C.H. 1827. Order VII . - Ruminantia. Pecora, Lin. pp. 296-376 in Griffith, E., Smith, C.H. & Pidgeon, E. (eds). The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. (Subtitled Synopsis of the species of the Class Mammalia, as arranged with reference to their organization, by Cuvier, and other naturalists. With specific characters, synonyma, &c. &c.). London : G.B. Whittaker Vol. 5 391 pp. [1826–1827; Vol. 5 subtitled Synopsis of the species of the Class Mammalia, as arranged with reference to their organization, by Cuvier, and other naturalists. With specific characters, synonyma, &c. &c] [371] [originally made available as a subgenus of Bos Linnaeus, 1758].
Type species:
Bos caffer Sparrman, 1779 by subsequent designation, see Sclater, W.L. 1900. The Mammals of South Africa. Primates, Carnivora and Ungulata. London : R.H. Porter Vol. 1 xxxii 324 pp. [253].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
The Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental and Neotropial Regions and also in the Philippine Ils, Guam, Timor and Papua New Guinea by introduction as a domesticated species, probably native only to S and SE Asia.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Ethiopia
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Guam
- Papua New Guinea
Neotropical Region
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Palaearctic Region
Distribution References
- Caldwell, H.S. 1977. The Water Buffalo. Rome : FAO/UN xvi 283 pp.
- Cockrill, W.R. (ed.) 1974. The Husbandry and Health of the Domestic Buffalo. Rome : FAO/UN xvi 993 pp.
- Corbet, G.B. & Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. London : British Museum viii 226 pp.
- Grubb, P. 1993. Order Artiodactyla. pp. 377-414 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D-A. M. (eds). Mammal species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second Edition. Washington : Smithsonian Institute 1206 pp.
- Haltenorth, T. 1963. Klassifikation der Säugetiere: Artiodactyla. Handbuch der Zoologie Berlin 8(teil 1, lfg. 32): 1-167 pls 1-16
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Dec-2010 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |