Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758

Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 74.

Type Species: Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Hippopothamus Boddaert 1785; Tetraprotodon Falconer and Cautley 1836 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Hippopotamus amphibius subsp. amphibius Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Hippopotamus amphibius subsp. capensis Desmoulins 1825

Subspecies Hippopotamus amphibius subsp. kiboko Heller 1914