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Hexaprotodon is a genus of Hippopotamidae that is sometimes applied to the pygmy hippopotamus. Pygmy hippos may be classified as either Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis.
The genus hexaprotodon also includes several species of rarely-studied extinct hippos from Asia, sometimes labeled "Asian Hippopotami."
- Hexaprotodon palaeindicus - Indian Hippopotamus (fossil)
- Hexaprotodon namadicus - Lesser Indian Hippopotamus (fossil) - possibly same as H. palaeindicus
- Hexaprotodon bruneti - Afar Hexaprotodon (fossil)
- Hexaprotodon sivalensis - Sivalik Hippopotamus (fossil)
- Hexaprotodon sp. - Myanmar Hippopotamus (fossil)
- and some Indonesian species from the Pleistocene
