Bartlett, E., 1891. Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 December 1: 654-655, fig. 1
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo |
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Morphology - Size |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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Specimens from Borneo in mus. Kuching
1. Head with the skin still on it.
Length of head, from front of nose to centre of coronal ridge of skin, 19 ? inches; across forehead to corner of eyes 7 3/4 inches; tip of upper lip to corner of mouth 6 1/4 inches; front horn 4 ? inches; hind horn 2 inches long.
2. Head partly covered with skin. Horn 5 inches long; the hind one is merely a round knob. The skull is of about the same size as the first. (No. 2 in the photograph.)
3. Skull only : measures 20 inches from the tip of the nasal bones to the coronal ridge; forehead from eye to eye 5 3/4 inches; lower jaw 16 ? inches. (No. 3 in the photograph.)
4. Skull only: from nasal bone to coronal ridge 20 ? inches; forehead between the orbits 6 1/8 inches; lower jaw 17 inches. (This skull is not figured in the photograph.)
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Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros
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