| Author: | Smuts, 1832. |
| Citation: | Enumer. Mamm. Capensium: 54. |
| Common Name: | Ground Pangolin |
| Type Locality: | South Africa, Northern Cape Prov., Latakou (= Litakun), near Kuruman. |
| Distribution: | N South Africa; N and E Namibia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; S Angola; S Zambia; SE Dem. Rep. Congo; S Rwanda; Malawi; Tanzania; E Uganda; W Kenya; S Sudan; S Chad. |
| Status: | CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). |
| Comments: | Subgenus Smutsia. Reviewed by Stuart (1980). |
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Offspring: | Synonyms:
hedenborgii (Fitzinger, 1872)
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