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Thomas, O. 1911. 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. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911: 120-145.

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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Location Asia Subject Taxonomy Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

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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Location Asia Subject Taxonomy Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Genus Rhinoceros, Linnaeus 1858, p.56. Type by tautonomy: R.unicornis

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