Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758

Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 33.

Type Locality: "Zeylonae" [Sri Lanka].

Synonyms: Elephas maximus subsp. asiaticus Blumenbach 1797; Elephas maximus subsp. ceylanicus de Blainville 1845; Elephas maximus subsp. zeylanicus Lydekker 1907; Elephas maximus subsp. vilaliya Deraniyagala 1939 .