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Title: A tentative list of the vertebrates of the Jalpaiguri District, Bengal
Author(s): Inglis, C.M.; Travers, W.L.; O'Donel, H.V.; Shebbeare, E.O.
Year published: 1919
Journal: Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
Volume: 26 (3)
Pages: 819-825, pl. 1
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis almost certainly not found in this district, though one was shot on the Sankos River (boundary of the Jalpaiguri district) in 1864.
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
In his Settlement Report Sunder says a rhino was shot in Dalgaon forest but is very rare.
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Location:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
Jalpaiguri district, Bengal. Dicerorhinus sumatrensis almost certainly not found in this district, though one was shot on the Sankos River (boundary of the district) in 1864. In his Settlement Report Sunder says a rhino was shot in Dalgaon forest but is very rare.
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Javan Rhino
Jalpaiguri district, Bengal. Rhinoceros sondaicus has been shot during the last 20 years. As al rhino are preserved and the tracks and habitat of this and the last are identical and their appearance not very different, unless a close view ois obtained, it is difficult to say whether this specie...
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Indian Rhino
Jalpaiguri district, Bengal. Rhinoceros unicornis Probably slightly on the increase in the few suitable localities, owing to strict preservation. Not so common as formerly.
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
Mentions occurrence of Rhinoceros unicornis, Rhinoceros sondaicus and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis.
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