Javan elephant
The Javan elephant (Elephas maximus sondaicus) was proposed by Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala in 1953 as an extinct subspecies of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). His description was based on an illustration of a carving on the Buddhist monument of Borobudur in Java.[2] It is considered synonymous with the Indian elephant (E. maximus indicus).[1]
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| Subspecies: | E. m. sondaicus |
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| Elephas maximus sondaicus Deraniyagala, 1953[1] | |
See also
References
- Shoshani, J. (2005). "Subspecies Elephas maximus indicus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Deraniyagala, P.E.P. (1955). Some Extinct Elephants, Their Relatives and the Two Living Species. Colombo: Ceylon Natural History Museum.
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