Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) Artist Creator: Jacob Camper
Description
Elephas indicus
Date 1774
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer J.Camper. Kop jonge Indische olifant. Rechtsonder: 'J.Camper f: ad archetypum Patris an: 1774 (zie ook legk. 120, P. Campert's Description anat. D'un Elephant.. (Paris, 1802).
Old Latin name Elephas indicus
New Latin name Elephas maximus indicus
Common name Nederlands: Indische olifant
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The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia. Indian elephants are native to mainland Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsular, Laos, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam.