A few Asian elephants ( " Elephas maximus " ) still inhabit the forests of Bundala.
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The population of Indian elephants, " Elephas maximus indicus " ( E ), totals several hundred animals.
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Indian Elephant " ( Elephas maximus indicus ) " is found in good numbers within the sanctuary.
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The mammals of India ranges in size from the Asian elephant ( " Elephas maximus " ).
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The status and Elephas maximus sumatrensis ".
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Carl Linnaeus first described the genus " Elephas " and an elephant from Ceylon under the binomial " Elephas maximus " in 1758.
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The Asian elephant, known as Elephas maximus, has much smaller ears and is widely used as a domestic beast of burden in Asia.
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In 1950, Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala described a subspecies " Elephas maximus borneensis ", taking as his type an illustration in the National Geographical Magazine.
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The "'Sri Lankan elephant "'( " Elephas maximus maximus " ) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan elephants ( " Elephas maximus maximus " ) are an endangered species and their survival in their natural habitats is threatened due to human activities.