Manis (Manis) crassicaudata E. Geoffroy 1803

Manis (Manis) crassicaudata E. Geoffroy 1803, Cat. Mamm. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris: 213.

Type Locality: India.

Vernacular Names: Indian Pangolin.

Synonyms: Manis (Manis) crassicaudata Gray 1827; Manis (Manis) indicus (Gray 1865); Manis (Manis) laticauda Illiger 1815 .

Distribution: E Pakistan; India; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Manis . Formerly erroneously called pentadactyla; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951), Emry (1970), and Corbet and Hill (1992). Probably includes laticauda Illiger, 1815, a nomen nudum. Chromosomes reported by Aswathanayana (2000).