Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:72.

TYPE LOCALITY: Italy, Rome (domesticated stock) .

DISTRIBUTION: India to Indochina; perhaps Sri Lanka and Borneo; widespread as domesticated or feral animal in S.E. Asia, S. Europe, N. Africa, N. Australia, and E. South America.

COMMENT: Includes arnee; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951:383; but see also Corbet and Hill, 1980:122.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Nepal).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419009004001001 as B. arnee .