Former distribution: As now.
Present distribution: From western China into Kashmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Panjab in north-western Burma, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Sumatra.
Behaviour: See Japanischer Serau
Population status: Stable.
Brief notes and hunting methods: See Japanischer Serau
Subspecies: 11 (8 Indo-Malayan region, 3 Palaearctic)
1. Capricornis s. sumatraensis Sumatra. Endangered.
2. Capricornis s. rubidus Southern Burma. Endangered. Trophy: Record RW’s: 11 1/2", 1913 Burma, R. SINCLAIR; average 7".
3. Capricornis s. maritimus Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea. Endangered. Trophy: No records.
4. Capricornis s. annectens South-western Thailand. Endangered. Trophy: No records.
5. Capricornis s. swettenhami Malaysia. Endangered. Trophy: No records.
6. Capricornis s. rodoni India; eastern Punjab. Rare. Trophy: No records.
7. Capricornis s. montinus Western Yunnan, northern Burma. Stable. Trophy: No records.
8. Capricornis s. jamrachi India, Nepal, Kashmir. Stable. Trophy: Record RW’s: 12 7/8", India, Mess. 3rd/15th Punjabi Regiment (Swettenham); average 6".
Palaearctic
9. Capricornis s. milneedwardsi Western China, Sichuan, Yunnan. Rare. Trophy: Record RW's: 9", 1921 Xizang, British Museum; average 7".
10. Capricornis s. argyrochaetes Guangdong, Zhejian, Fukien? Endangered. Trophy: Record: RW's: 9 7/8", 1985 Sichuan, British Museum (Brooks); average: 7".
11. Capricornis s. thar Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan. Stable. Trophy: Record SCI: 30 score, 1979 Nepal, RUDOLF SAND.
Remarks: A revision of all listed subspecies is overdue, especially for the Mainland Serows. More information required on population status and distribution.