Javan elephant
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| Subspecies: | †E. m. sondaicus
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| †Elephas maximus sondaicus Deraniyagala, 1953[1]
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The Javan elephant (Elephas maximus sondaicus) was a subspecies of the Asian elephant native to the island of Java. It is now extinct.[1] Though, studies show it’s replayed to the Borneo elephant as a present to the sultan of that area. Though this is debated.
See also
- Borneo elephant
- Sumatran elephant
- Asian elephant
- Indian elephant
- Sri Lankan elephant
- Elephas hysudrindicus
References
- ^ a b Shoshani, J. (2005). "Order Proboscidea". 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.
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