Syncerus Hodgson 1847

Syncerus Hodgson 1847, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, ser. 2, 16: 709.

Type Species: Bos brachyceros Gray 1837

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 5 subspecies:

Species Syncerus caffer (Sparrman 1779)

Subspecies Syncerus caffer subsp. caffer Sparrman 1779

Subspecies Syncerus caffer subsp. aequinoctialis Blyth 1866

Subspecies Syncerus caffer subsp. brachyceros Gray 1837

Subspecies Syncerus caffer subsp. matthewsi Lydekker 1904

Subspecies Syncerus caffer subsp. nanus Boddaert 1785

Discussion: A subgenus of Bubalus according to Haltenorth (1963:133). Reviewed by Grubb (1972).