 Reference Base  The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review |
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Indomalayan region. Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Sumatran rhinoceros, Asian two-horned rhinoceros
Rhinoceros sumatrensis Fischer, 1814: 301; Bencoolen dist, S Sumatra. Conserved by Opinion 1080 (1977).
R.crossi Gray, 1854b: 251; locality unknown.
R. lasiotis Buckland, 1872: 89; Chittagong, E Bengal.
Ceratorhinus niger Gray, 1873c: 357, pl. 11; Sunghi-njong dist, Malacca. Pre-occupied by R. niger Schinz, 1845, in Diceros bicornis, Africa.
C. blythii Gray, 1873c: 360; ? Tenasserim, Burma.
Variation. One fossil and one Recent subspecies have been described:
D. s. eugenei Sody, 1946: 15 1 ; cave at Ngalau Lida Ajer, near Pajakombo, Padang Highlands, C Sumatra; fossil.
Didermocerus s. harrissoni Groves, 1965: 130; Suan-Lambah, Sabah, N Borneo. Based on average smaller size. However subfossils dated c. 8-10000 BC indicate that they were then about 10-20% larger than non-Bornean animals (Cranbrook, 1986).
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