Name - Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:2115013 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Elephas maximus

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Recent Publications

• The lectotype for the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Proboscidea) and comments on 'primary, secondary and tertiary syntypes' and 'virtual lectotype designation'.
• What is an online 'preliminary version' of a publication in the meaning of Article 9.9 of the Code?-One more step on the frail of the Asian elephant.
• Primary, secondary and tertiary syntypes and virtual lectotype designation in zoological nomenclature, with comments on the recent designation of a lectotype for Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758.
• New proboscidean remains associated with Homo sapiens from the Mawokou Cave in Bijie, Guizhou Province of south-western China.

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Sherborn Index Animalium

• Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758 1758: 33. [Index Animalium Entry]

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