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Corbet, G.B.; Hill, J.E. 1992. The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review. Oxford, Oxford University Press. pp. i-vi, 1-488.

The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review

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R. sondaicus Desmarest, 1822: 399; Sumatra (Sody, 1946); usually given as Java. R. javanicus Geofrroy & Cuvier, 1824: liv. 445; Java. R. javanus Cuvier, G., 1829: 247; Java R.inermis Lesson, 1838: 514; 'Les Sundries', i. e. Sunderbunds, Bangladesh/W Bengal. R. nasalis Gray, 1868e: 1015; 'Borneo', probably Java. R. floweri Gray, 1868e: 10 1 5; Sumatra. R. sivasondaicus Dubois, 1908: 1245; Kendeng, Java (fossil). Aceratherium boschi Koenigswald, 1933: 121; Java; Pliocene (fide Aimi & Sudijono, 1979). Variation. The following subspecific names have been proposed: R. s. annamiticus Heude, 1892: 75,113, pl. xixa; locality unknown, presumably Annam, Vietnam. R. s. simplisinus Deraniyagala, 1946: 165; Nivitigala, Sabaragamura Prov., Sri Lanka; fossil. R. s. guthi Beden & Guerin, 1973: 19; Phnom Loang, Kampot Prov., Cambodia; Pleistocene.

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Indomalayan region Table 162. The species of Rhinoceros and Dicerorhinus (Rhinocerotidae). R.unicornis R.sondaicus D.sumatrensis Range Nepal-Assam Java - Vietnam Burma-Borneo Shoulder height (m) 1.6-1.8 1.4-1.7 1.0-1.3 Horns 1 1 2 Base of horn with anterior channel + + 0 Females with horns + Usually 0 + Hair on body visible throughout life 0 0 + Skin folds Prominent Prominent Weak Skull: greatest length 560-625 440-550 470-570 Occiput Inclined forward Inclined forward Subvertical End

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