Manis gigantea Illiger, 1815 . Abh. Konigl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 84.

TYPE LOCALITY: Not found .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to W. Kenya, south to Rwanda, C. Zaire and S.W. Angola.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Ghana).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301408001001002001.