Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis Rafinesque 1821

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Pholidota, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 530-531 : 531

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Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis Rafinesque 1821 , Ann. Sci. Phys. Brux., 7: 215.

Type Locality: West Africa, " Guinee." .

Vernacular Names: Tree Pangolin.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis subsp. tricuspis Rafinesque 1821

Subspecies Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis subsp. mabirae Allen and Loveridge 1942

Distribution: Equatorial Africa from Senegal to W Kenya, south to NW Zambia and SW Angola; NE Mozambique; Bioko ( Equatorial Guinea).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Phataginus . Meester (1972 a:2) recognized two subspecies. Includes tridentata described from "coastal Mozambique "; see Ansell (1982:35).