Indian Elephant

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iIndian Elephant

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Elephas
Species: E. maximus
Subspecies: E. m. indicus
Trinomial name
Elephas maximus indicus
Cuvier, 1798

The Indian Elephant Elephas maximus indicus is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant primarily found in India. The subspecies can also be found in relatively small numbers in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, mainland of Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

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[edit] References

  • Shoshani J, Eisenberg JF (1982) Elephas maximus. Mammalian Species 182: 1–8. Full text

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