Anas
| Anas | |
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| Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with brood of young | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Tribe: | Anatini |
| Genus: | Anas Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Anas boschas = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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31 extant, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives. It formerly included additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2009 the genus was split into four separate genera. The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".