Davis
The taxon authority Davis may refer to:
- Aaron Paul Davis (1965– ; A.P.Davis), British botanist
- Adrian L.V. Davis (fl. 1986), South African entomologist
- Andrew K. Davis (fl. 2015), U.S. nematologist
- Arthur George Davis (1892–1957), British paleontologist and naturalist.
- Arthur R. Davis – entomologist
- Bradley Moore Davis (1871–1957), U.S. botanist and ichthyologist
- Charles Carroll Davis (1911–2004; C.C.Davis), U.S. botanist and planktologist
- Charles Cavender Davis (1974– ; C.Davis), U.S. botanist
- Charles K. Davis, entomologist
- Delbert Dwight Davis (1908–1965), U.S. herpetologist and mammalogist
- Diana Helen Davis (1945– ; D.H.Davis), British botanist
- Donald Ray Davis (fl. 1967; D.R.Davis), U.S. entomologist and lepidopterist
- Drew R. Davis (fl. 2014), U.S. herpetologist
- Frank L. Davis, herpetologist
- Gwenda Louise Davis (1911–1993; G.L.Davis), Australian botanist
- Hayden R. Davis (fl. 2016), U.S. herpetologist
- Hannah Davis (fl. 2017), German entomologist
- Hannibal Albert Davis (1899–1992; H.A.Davis), U.S. botanist
- Harrold Fosbery Consett Davis (1913–1944), Australian entomologist
- Herbert Spencer Davis (1875–1958; H.S.Davis), U.S. zoologist
- James William Davis (1846–1893), British palaeontologist
- Jerrold I. Davis (1952– ; J.I.Davis), U.S. botanist
- John June Davis (1885–1965), U.S. entomologist
- Joseph S. Davis (fl. 1994; Jos.S. Davis), U.S. lichenologist
- Kary Cadmus Davis (1867–1936; K.C.Davis), U.S. botanist
- Lloyd R. Davis (fl. 2014), U.S. entomologist
- Louie Irby Davis (fl. 1936; L.I.Davis), U.S. arachnologist and ornithologist
- Mark A. Davis (fl. 2019), U.S. entomologist
- Mignon M. Davis (fl. 2017; M.M.Davis), entomologist
- Norman T. Davis (fl. 1952), U.S. entomologist
- Norman W. Davis (1905–1969), arachnologist
- Peter Hadland Davis (1918–1992; P.H.Davis), Scottish botanist
- R. Michael Davis (fl. 2007; R.M.Davis), mycologist
- Robert Banks Davis (fl. 1975), U.S. entomologist
- Robert Wayne Davis (born 1959; R.W.Davis) , Australian botanist
- Samuel P. Davis (fl. 2001), palaeontologist
- Steven R. Davis (fl. 2007), U.S. entomologist
- Tilton Davis (fl. 1977; Tilton Davis), U.S. botanist
- Tristan J. Davis (fl. 1986), U.S. ornithologist
- Troy Davis (fl. 2001; Troy Davis), botanist
- Tyreeca Davis (1902–1987; T.Davis), U.S. botanist
- Wayne H. Davis (1930–2017), U.S. mammalogist
- William Bennoni Davis (1902–1995), U.S. zoologist
- William P. Davis (fl. 1969), ichthyologist
- William Stanley Davis (1930– ; W.S.Davis), U.S. botanist
- William Thompson Davis (1862–1945; W.T.Davis), U.S. entomologist and botanist