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Anas

= ''Anas platyrhynchos'' | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 31 extant, see text | synonyms = * ''Nettion'' * ''Querquedula'' * ''Punanetta'' }}

''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". Provided by Wikipedia