Manis (Paramanis) javanica Desmarest 1822

Manis (Paramanis) javanica Desmarest 1822, Mammalogie, in: Encycl. Meth., Vol. 2: 377.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Java.

Vernacular Names: Sunda Pangolin.

Synonyms: Manis (Paramanis) aspera Sundevall 1843; Manis (Paramanis) guy Focillon 1850; Manis (Paramanis) labuanensis (Fitzinger 1872); Manis (Paramanis) leptura Blyth 1842; Manis (Paramanis) leucura Blyth 1847; Manis (Paramanis) malaccensis (Fitzinger 1872); Manis (Paramanis) sumatrensis Ludeking 1862 .

Distribution: Burma; Thailand; S Laos; C and S Vietnam; Cambodia; Malaysia; Sumatra; Java; Borneo; adjacent islands.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Paramanis . Formerly included culionensis (Corbet and Hill, 1992:19) .