Scientific Name - Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Common names
    Aliya (S) Elephant (E)
  • Habitat
  • Origin
    Native
  • National conservation status
    EN- Endangered
  • Legal status
    Protected species under FFPO
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758

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FlowerSL (ID-PMR) Sandaruwan Abayaratne (ID-BM), Udaya Chanaka (ID-UC) Dhilip De Alwis (ID-DDA) Nuwan Chathuranga (ID-NC), Hasantha Lokugamage (ID-HL) K.T.B. Wijesinghe (ID-KTBW), Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne (ID-GSW)



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