Sri Lankan Elephant Royalty-Free Stock Image

The Sri Lankan elephant & x28;Elephas maximus maximus& x29; is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant and was first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758.[1] The Sri Lankan elephant population is now largely restricted to the dry zone in the north, east and southeast of Sri Lanka.