Editing Elephas (section)

{{Short description|Genus of mammals}}
{{Distinguish | Elaphus (disambiguation)}}
{{About | the elephant genus|the fictional character Lord Elephas|Deep Labyrinth}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = [[Pliocene]] to [[Holocene|Present]] (Possible [[Late Miocene|late Miocene]] record)
| image = Elephant Sumatra ProfilG.jpg
| image_caption = [[Sumatran elephant]]
| taxon = Elephas
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = *''[[Elephas maximus]]''
*{{extinct}}''[[Elephas hysudricus]]''
*{{extinct}}''[[Elephas hysudrindicus]]''
*{{extinct}}''[[Elephas ekorensis]]''?
*{{extinct}}''[[Elephas planifrons]]''
For others, see text
| synonyms = *''Hypselephas''
*''Elephantus''
| type_species = ''[[Elephas maximus]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
}}

'''''Elephas''''' is a [[genus]] of [[elephant]]s and one of two surviving genera in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Elephantidae]], comprising one extant [[species]], the [[Asian elephant]] (''E. maximus'').<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Proboscidea | id = 11500003 |page=90 |heading=Genus ''Elephas''}}</ref> Several [[extinct]] species have been identified as belonging to the genus, extending back to the [[Pliocene]] or possibly the late [[Miocene]].