Nzou yeSri Lanka (Elephas maximus maximus) ndeimwe yemhando nhatu dzinozivikanwa dzenzou yeAsia, uye yakabva kuSri Lanka. Kubva muna 1986, Elephas maximus yakanyorwa seyakaiswa panjodzi neIUCN sezvo huwandu hwayo hwakadzikira neinenge 50% pamusoro pezvizvarwa zvitatu zvakapfuura, zvinofungidzirwa kuva 60<unk>75 makore. Mhando iyi inonyanya kutyisidzirwa nekurasikirwa nenzvimbo yekugara, kudzikisira uye kupatsanuka. Elephas maximus maximus ndiyo mhando yemhando yenzou yeAsia, yakatanga kurondedzerwa naCarl Linnaeus pasi pe binominal Elephas maximus muna 1758. Nzou dzeSri Lanka parizvino dzakanyanya kuganhurirwa kunzvimbo yakaoma kuchamhembe, kumabvazuva nekumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweSri Lanka. Nzou dziripo muUdawe National Park, Yala National Park, Lunugam Elephant National Park, Wilpattu National Park uye Minneriya National Park.
Elephas maximus maximus