Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:56.

TYPE LOCALITY: India, Assam Terai .

DISTRIBUTION: Within the present millenium, Indus Valley (Pakistan) east in N India to Assam and perhaps N Burma. Survives in India (Assam, West Bengal), Nepal and possibly N Burma.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: asiaticus, indicus, jamrachii, stenocephalus .

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Laurie et al. (1983, Mammalian Species, 211).