Complex sentence: Carl Linnaeus first described the genus "Bos" and the water buffalo under the binomial "Bubalis bubalus" in 1758; the latter was known to occur in Asia and as a domestic form in Italy.
Split into simpler sentences: Carl Linnaeus first described the genus "Bos" and the water buffalo under the binomial "Bubalis bubalus" in 1758. Latter was known to occur in Asia and as a domestic form in Italy.