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