Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758

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

Type Locality: "Habitat in Africa, India ", now identified as India, Assam, Terai.

Vernacular Names: Indian Rhinoceros.

Synonyms: Rhinoceros asiaticus Blumenbach 1797; Rhinoceros bengalensis Kourist 1970; Rhinoceros indicus G. Cuvier 1816; Rhinoceros jamrachi Jamrach 1875; Rhinoceros stenocephalus Gray 1868 .

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

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

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