Javan elephant
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| 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 critically endangered subspecies of the Asian elephant native to the island of Java with the last surviving members found on the island of Borneo after they were introduced there, saving the subspecies from extinction.[2]
See also
- Borneo elephant
- Sumatran elephant
- Asian elephant
- Indian elephant
- Sumatran elephant
- Sri Lankan elephant
- Elephas hysudrindicus
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nurfika Osman (11 June 2009), "Ancient Elephant Unearthed in Java", Jakarta Globe
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