Order Proboscidea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 90 91 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Elephas Linnaeus 1758 Elephas Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 33 . Type Species: Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 Synonyms: Elephantus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier 1795 . Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies: Species Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Elephas maximus subsp. indicus Cuvier 1798 Subspecies Elephas maximus subsp. sumatranus Temminck 1847