Manis (Smutsia) gigantea Illiger 1815

Manis (Smutsia) gigantea Illiger 1815, Abh. Phys. Klasse K. Preuss Konigl. Akad. Wiss.: 84.

Type Locality: Not indicated.

Vernacular Names: Giant Pangolin.

Synonyms: Manis (Smutsia) africanus (Gray 1865); Manis (Smutsia) wagneri Fitzinger 1872 .

Distribution: Senegal to W Kenya, south to Rwanda, C Dem. Rep. Congo and SW Angola.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Smutsia .