Elephas (genus)

Elephas est unum ex duobus generibus quae exstant Elephantidarum, cui hodie est una sola species, Elephas maximus, saepe "elephantus Asiaticus" appellatus.^[1]

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Animalia — Chordata

Classis : Mammalia 
Ordo : Proboscidea 
Familia : Elephantidae 
Tribus : Elephantini 
Genus : Elephas 
(Linnaeus, 1758)

   

Subdivisiones: Species

vide infra

Synonyma

Hypselephas

Species typica

Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Genus Elephas continet unam speciem viventem et decem exstinctas:^[2]

• Elephas maximus^[1]
  • Elephas maximus indicus
  • Elephas maximus maximus
  • Elephas maximus sumatranus
  • Elephas maximus borneensis^[3]
  • Elephas maximus sondaicus †
  • Elephas maximus rubridens
  • Elephas maximus asurus
• Elephas beyeri †^[4]
• Elephas celebensis †^[5]
• Elephas ekorensis †^[2]
• Elephas hysudricus †^[6]
• Elephas hysudrindicus †^[7]
• Elephas iolensis †
• Elephas platycephalus †

Notae

1. Formula:MSW3 Proboscidea
2. Maglio, V.J. (1973). Origin and evolution of the Elephantidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Philadelphia Volume 63. American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Pp. 149
3. Fernando, P., Vidya, T.N.C., Payne, J., Stuewe, M., Davison, G., et al. (2003). DNA Analysis Indicates That Asian Elephants Are Native to Borneo and Are Therefore a High Priority for Conservation. PLoS Biol 1 (1): e6
4. Von Königswald, G.H.R. (1956). Fossil mammals from the Philippines. National Research Council of the Philippines, Manila
5. Hooijer, D.A. (1949). Pleistocene Vertebrates from Celebes. IV. - Archidiskodon celebensis nov spec.. Zoologische Mededelingen Museum Leiden, 30 (14): 205–226.
6. Falconer, H. Cautley, P. T. (1846). Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis, Being the Fossil Zoology of the Sewalik Hills. Smith, Elder & Company, London. Pp. 64.
7. Hooijer, D. A. (1955). Fossil Proboscidea from the Malay Archipelago and the Punjab. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 28 (1): 1–146.

Nexus externi

Situs scientifici:  • ITIS • NCBI • Biodiversity • Encyclopedia of Life • Fossilworks

Vide "Elephantem" apud Vicispecies.

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