Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)

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Subject:	Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)
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English: Ceylon elephant at work.
Title Ceylon elephant at work.
Date 1907
Source http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c261e829-3856-8b35-e040-e00a18061102
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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceylon_elephant_at_work_(NYPL_Hades-2359913-4044678).jpg

The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to Sri Lanka. Elephas maximus maximus is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant, first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binominal Elephas maximus in 1758.

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Scientific Name: Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus, 1758 Common Names: Sri Lankan elephant, Ceylon elephant

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