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Title: On the occurrence of Rhinoceros sondaicus Desm. in Sumatra
Author(s): Beaufort, L.F. de
Year published: 1928
Journal: Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging
Volume: (3) 1 (2)
Pages: 43-44
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Museums - Europe
Museums
Javan Rhino
Skeleton. Sex: Female. Locality: Sumatra, 250 km southwest of Palembang. Collected by: Mr Kreth, 1928. In coll. Zoological Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Donated by Mr Ruhe
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
Skeleton. Sex: Female. Locality: Sumatra, 250 km southwest of Palembang. Collected by: Mr Kreth, 1928. In coll. Zoological Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Donated by Mr Ruhe
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Museums
Javan Rhino
Skeleton. Sex: Female. Locality: Sumatra, 250 km southwest of Palembang. Collected by: Mr Kreth, 1928. In coll. Zoological Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Donated by Mr Ruhe
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Sumatran Rhino
From Borneo also some very doubtful records of the occurrence have been published. G. Buck described at length two subfossil molars from Serawak, as belonging to this species. Everett failed to get any informations on the occurrence of the javanese Rhino in Borneo, but thought it not impossible...
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
The Javan rhinoceros is absent from Sumatra and Borneo, but occurs in Malaysia and further to the west. The most probable explanation is that both Javan and Sumatran rhino species used to occur on Sumatra, and that the one-horned one has become extinct. Note: Recently, Dammerman has intimated t...
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
Rhinoceros sondaicus occurs in Sumatra with review. Up to the present date the distribution of Rhinoceros sondaicus Desm. has puzzled the zoologists. It was known to occur on Java and again in Malacca and farther west, but had never been found either in Sumatra or Borneo. As other animals, es...
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World
Taxonomy
Javan Rhino
It is true that Rhinoceros sondaicus his been mentioned as living in Sumatra, but none of these records were absolutely certain. Gray e.g. (Cat. Carnivorous, Pachydermatous etc. Mammalia, 1869) mentions a skeleton in the British Museum of this species 'received from the Leyden Museum through ...
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
Specimen from Sumatra. Now Mr. Ruhe presented to the zoological museum of Amsterdam the complete skeleton of a female Rhinoceros sondaicus, shot by Mr. Kreth 250 km southwest of Palembang, Sumatra. I cannot see any differences with Javanese specimens. The incisors of the lower jaw are not large...
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