Of the Gray Wolf, there are around 39 subspecies alone within this very species. Of the other wolves, namely the Ethiopian Wolf, Himalayan Wolf, Iberian Wolf, Indian Wolf (a marked possibility), and others, they are considered to be species themselves with no other subspecies to their name.
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experts seem to be divided on how many subspecies of wolf there are. it depends on which taxonomy you take as valid. wikipedia says there are 39 subspecies.. listed here.
http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus
There are 38-39 recognized subspecies of wolf. For a list of these click on this link. There are also a few other species that are called wolves but, in reality, are not true wolves. Examples are the maned wolf and the Ethiopian wolf. They are wolves in name only.