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).