Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988) Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Subfamily Elephantinae Gray, 1821 Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - Asian elephant Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier, 1798