Manis (Uromanis) tetradactyla Linnaeus 1766
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Manis (Uromanis) tetradactyla Linnaeus 1766
Manis (Uromanis) tetradactyla Linnaeus 1766 , Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 53.
Type Locality: West Africa.
Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Pangolin.
Synonyms: Manis (Uromanis) africana Desmarest 1822 ; Manis (Uromanis) ceonyx Rafinesque 1820 ; Manis (Uromanis) guineensis Fitzinger 1872 ; Manis (Uromanis) hessi Noack 1889 ; Manis (Uromanis) longicaudatus (Brisson 1756) ; Manis (Uromanis) longicaudatus ( Brisson 1762) ; Manis (Uromanis) macroura Erxleben 1777 ; Manis (Uromanis) senegalensis Fitzinger 1872 .
Distribution: Equatorial Africa from Senegal and Gambia to W Uganda, south to SW Angola.
Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Subgenus Uromanis . The name longicaudatus Brisson, 1756 , is unavailable; see Mohr (1961) and Meester (1972 a).
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