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SPECIES Manis (Uromanis) tetradactyla

Author:Linnaeus, 1766.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1: 53.
Common Name:Long-tailed Pangolin
Type Locality:West Africa.
Distribution:Equatorial Africa from Senegal and Gambia to W Uganda, south to SW Angola.
Status:CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Subgenus Uromanis. The name longicaudatus Brisson, 1756, is unavailable; see Mohr (1961) and Meester (1972a).
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Synonyms:

    africana Desmarest, 1822
    ceonyx Rafinesque, 1820
    guineensis Fitzinger, 1872
    hessi Noack, 1889
    longicaudatus (Brisson, 1756)
    longicaudatus (Brisson, 1762)
    macroura Erxleben, 1777
    senegalensis Fitzinger, 1872
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