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The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant and was first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758. [ 1 ]
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) There is no official national animal in Sri Lanka even though the elephant, lion, and Grizzled giant squirrel are locally considered as such. Lions are the most celebrated animal for Sinhalese people, symbolising heraldry. The Sri Lankan lion is a prehistoric subspecies of lion. [25] Lion (Panthera leo)
Kallima philarchus, the Ceylon blue oakleaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka. [1] With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage .
A total of three recognized Asian elephant subspecies exist: the indicus, found across mainland Asia, the sumatranus, found only on the island of Sumatra, and the maximus, found only in Sri Lanka.
Articles related to the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
The elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) performances in Dehiwala zoo. Elephant performances. The elephant performances are held at the elephant arena. Pachyderms perform antics such as standing on their heads, wiggling their backs to music, hopping on one foot and standing up on their hind legs. Educational programme on chimps
Elephant in Sumatra. Sri Lankan elephants are the largest subspecies. Their skin colour is darker than of E. m. indicus and of E. m. sumatranus with larger and more distinct patches of depigmentation on ears, face, trunk and belly. [10] The skin color of the Indian elephant is generally grey and lighter than that of E. m. maximus but darker ...
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), the largest of the subspecies of Asian elephant A monkey on wire in the city of Kandy Sri Lanka is home to roughly 123 species of mammals , 41 of which are threatened (9 critically). 16 of the species are endemic, of which 14 are threatened, [ 5 ] including the large sloth bear , the endemic Sri ...