 Reference Base  Notes on rhinoceroses in Burma, R. sondaicus and sumatrensis |
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Evans, G.H., 1905. Notes on rhinoceroses in Burma, R. sondaicus and sumatrensis. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (4): 555-561
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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There are in Burma two species for certain, viz., the larger and single-horned variety of the Burmans, R. sondaicus, Kyan-hsin or Pyan-hsin (elephant-rhinoceros) and the lesser double-horned, R. sumatrensis, Kyan. On the authority of the late Dr. Mason, Kyan is the generic term in Burma for a rhinoceros, signifying `to be firm in structure and mind.' They are known to the Karens as Ta-do or Ta-do-khaw, and to the Shans as Sawon.
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