Elephas maximus waa nooc hoosaad ah oo ka mid ah maroodiga Aasiya, oo markii ugu horreysay lagu sharraxay Carl Linnaeus oo hoos yimaada binomial Elephas maximus sanadkii 1758. Tirada maroodiga ee Sri Lanka waxay hadda ku kooban tahay aagga qalalan ee waqooyiga, bariga iyo koonfur-bari ee Sri Lanka. Maroodiga ayaa ku jira Beerta Qaranka ee Udawewala, Beerta Qaranka ee Lunugam, Beerta Qaranka ee Wilpattu, iyo Beerta Qaranka ee Minneriya.
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