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title: "Mainland Asian Elephant"
description: "Elephas maximus indicus — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mainland-asian-elephant
last_updated: 2026-10-01
---

# Mainland Asian Elephant

> Elephas maximus indicus — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Elephas maximus indicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4199
- iNaturalist taxon: [465033](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/465033)

## Names

- en: Mainland Asian Elephant
- de: Indischer Elefant
- es: elefante Indio
- fr: Eléphant d'Inde
- it: Elefante indiano
- nl: Indische Olifant
- pt: Elefante-indiano
- pl: słoń bengalski

## Photo

![Mainland Asian Elephant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mainland-asian-elephant/medium.jpg?v=ba9cb286)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · iNaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59237045

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mainland-asian-elephant?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).