<P> African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta , from Greek λοξός ( loxós ' slanting , crosswise , oblique sided ' ) + ὀδούς ( odoús , stem odónt - , ' tooth ' ) . The genus consists of two extant species : the African bush elephant , L. africana , and the smaller African forest elephant , L. cyclotis . Loxodonta is one of two existing genera of the family Elephantidae . Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa , in strata as old as the middle Pliocene . However , sequence analysis of DNA extracted from fossils of an extinct elephant species undermines the validity of the genus . </P>
<P> African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta , from Greek λοξός ( loxós ' slanting , crosswise , oblique sided ' ) + ὀδούς ( odoús , stem odónt - , ' tooth ' ) . The genus consists of two extant species : the African bush elephant , L. africana , and the smaller African forest elephant , L. cyclotis . Loxodonta is one of two existing genera of the family Elephantidae . Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa , in strata as old as the middle Pliocene . However , sequence analysis of DNA extracted from fossils of an extinct elephant species undermines the validity of the genus . </P>
the scientific name for the african elephant is loxodonta africana . what is the species name
the scientific name for the african elephant is loxodonta africana . what is the species name
L. africana
L. africana