Cervus axis Erxleben, 1777 . Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:312.

REVIEWED BY: A. C. Ziegler (ACZ).

TYPE LOCALITY: India, Bihar, "banks of the Ganges."

DISTRIBUTION: India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Sikkim; introduced in N.E. New Guinea; Hawaii, and New Zealand.

COMMENT: Formerly placed in Axis .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419006004002001.