Tavares
The taxon authority Tavares may refer to:
- Aldaléa Sprada Tavares (fl. 1990–1991, A.S.Tav.), botanist
- Carlos das Neves Tavares (1914–1972, Tav.), Portuguese lichenologist
- Carolina Tavares, Brazilian carcinologist
- Erika Sendra Tavares, Brazilian ornithologist
- Gustavo Costa Tavares, Brazilian entomologist
- Isabelle Irene Tavares (1921–2011, I.I.Tav.), U.S. lichenologist and mycologist
- Joaquim da Silva Tavares (1866–1931, J.Tav.), Portuguese entomologist
- Luiz Eduardo Roland Tavares, Brazilian parasitologist
- Marcelo Teixeira Tavares, Brazilian entomologist
- Marcos Tavares, Brazilian carcinologist
- Raphael de Farias Tavares, Brazilian entomologist
- Valéria da Cunha Tavares, Brazilian mammalogist
- William Corrêa Tavares, Brazilian zoologist