Editing Bubalus (section)

== Characteristics ==
[[File:Water buffalo skull (Bubalus bubalis).jpg|thumb|''Bubalus'' skull]]
[[File:Buffalo kidney-- FMVZ USP-09.jpg|thumb|Kidney of a ''Bubalus'']]
Smith described ''Bubalus'' as low in proportion to the bulk with very solid limbs, a small [[dewlap]] and a long, slender tail; the head is large with a strong convex-shaped narrow forehead, large eyes and funnel-shaped ears; horns are lying flat or bending laterally with a certain direction to the rear; the female udder has four [[mammae]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=C. H. |last1=Smith |year=1827 |chapter=Sub-genus I. ''Bubalus'' |pages=371–373 |title=The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. Class Mammalia, Volume 5 |editor1-last=Griffith |editor1-first=E. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/animalkingdomarr05cuvi#page/370/mode/2up |publisher=Geo. B. Whittaker |location=London}}</ref> [[Richard Lydekker|Lydekker]] added that the line of back is nearly straight with 13 pairs of ribs; the tail is tufted and reaching about to the hocks; the horns are more or less markedly triangular for the greater part of their length and situated low down on the skull; the muzzle is broad, and the hair sparse in adults.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lydekker |first1=R. |year=1913 |chapter=Subgenus Bubalus |page=40 |title=Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History) |publisher=British Museum (Natural History) |location=London |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/catalogueofungul01brit#page/40/mode/2up}}</ref>