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Elephas (genus)

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Classis : Mammalia 
Ordo : Proboscidea 
Familia : Elephantidae 
Tribus : Elephantini 
Genus : Elephas 
(Linnaeus, 1758)
   
Subdivisiones: Species
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Synonyma
Hypselephas
Species typica
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758

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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Formula:MSW3 Proboscidea
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.

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