Axis axis (Erxleben 1777)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 661

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scientific name	Axis axis (Erxleben 1777)
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[Cervus] axis Erxleben 1777 , Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 312.

Type Locality: "Habitat ad ripas Gangis; in Iana, Ceylona"; restricted to India, Bihar, banks of the Ganges River ( Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951:360).

Vernacular Names: Chital.

Distribution: India (incl. Sikkim), Nepal, and Sri Lanka; introduced to Andaman Isls, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Moldavia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Uruguay, and USA (Florida, Hawaiian Isls, and Texas).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).