{"id":5887,"date":"2026-03-04T10:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5887"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:40:20","slug":"proposal-new-scientific-name-of-the-domesticated-swamp-buffalo-the-carabao-bubalus-bubalis-carabanensis-sub-sp-nov-castillo-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5887","title":{"rendered":"Proposal: New Scientific Name of the Domesticated Swamp Buffalo, the Carabao &#8211; Bubalus bubalis carabanensis [(Sub) Sp. Nov. Castillo 1998]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Leopoldo S. Castillo<br>Member, National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5887\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5887\">doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.1998.5887<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis L.) may be divided two groups, namely the swamp buffalo, typified by the carabao, and the riverine buffalo, typified by the Murrah. The proposal for a new sub specific name of the swamp buffalo, Bubalus bubalis carabanensis [(Sub) Sp. Nov., Castillo, 1998] is suggested because of important differences between the two types. The Carabao has 48 chromosomes while the Murrah has 50. Furthermore, the relative size of chromosome no. 1 in carabao is longer with a metacentric centromere while the Murrah is shorter with a submetacentric centromere. The carabao is light gray to gray where the Murrah is black to jet black. The carabao stockings from the knees\/hocks to the hoofs are whitish in color but are black in Murrah. There are one or more whitish chevron(s) in the ventral side of the neck of the carabao but not in the Murrah. The horns of the carabao are curved upward and inward to form approximately a semicircle (crescent horns) but in the Murrah they are curved or coiled backward and up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keywords<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=1998-with-48-chromosomes-murrah-bubalus-bubalis-l-with-50-chromosomes\" rel=\"tag\">1998] with 48 chromosomes; Murrah &#8211; Bubalus bubalis (L.) with 50 chromosomes<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=carabao-bubalus-bubalis-carabanensis-sub-sp-nov\" rel=\"tag\">Carabao &#8211; Bubalus bubalis carabanensis [(Sub) Sp. Nov.<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?tag=castillo\" rel=\"tag\">Castillo<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_13_Proposal-New-Scientific-Name-of-the-Domesticated-Swamp-Buffalo-the-Carabao.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TNP 1998 (20)_13_Proposal New Scientific Name of the Domesticated Swamp Buffalo, the Carabao.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9d6465a3-74fb-464a-abcd-6dd5c5695e14\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_13_Proposal-New-Scientific-Name-of-the-Domesticated-Swamp-Buffalo-the-Carabao.pdf\">TNP 1998 (20)_13_Proposal New Scientific Name of the Domesticated Swamp Buffalo, the Carabao<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TNP-1998-20_13_Proposal-New-Scientific-Name-of-the-Domesticated-Swamp-Buffalo-the-Carabao.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9d6465a3-74fb-464a-abcd-6dd5c5695e14\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leopoldo S. 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