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Reference Base  The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt ... |
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The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt to fix the types of the genera and the exact bases and localities of the species |
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Thomas, O. |
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1911 |
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London |
| Volume: |
1911 |
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120-145 |
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Indian Rhino
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| R.unicornis in Linnaeus. From Johnston's Quadrupeds (1657, p.67) the first work quoted in the tenth edition, we get the type locality 'Bengal'. |
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All Rhino Species
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| Genus Rhinoceros, Linnaeus 1858, p.56. Type by tautonomy: R.unicornis |
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Black Rhino
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| R. bicornis Linnaeus. Always accepted as the African two-horned rhinoceros. Type locality not determinable, except that the Cape may generally be considered the place whence early specimens were brought. 'Habitat in India' may, as usual, be entirely ignored. |
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