Manis pentadactyla, Linnaeus, 1758
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Manis pentadactyla |
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spec. nov. |
Manis pentadactyla View in CoL ZBK [ spec. nov.]
M. pedibus pentadactylis. Syst. nat. 8. Act. Stockh. 1749. p. 265. t. 6. f. 3.
Armadillus squamatus major ceylanicus. Seb. mus. 1. p. 88. t. 54. f. 1. &. t. 53. f. 5. Aldr. quadr. 667.
Lacertus squamosus. Clus. exot. 374. Bont. jav. 60. Olear. mus. 8. t. 7. f. 1. Pet. gaz. 32. t. 20. f. 1. 2. Raj. quadr. 274.
Myrmecophagus squamatus s. Daemon thebaicus. Herm. mus. 295.
Habitat in India orientali. Victitat Formicis, Vermibus, Lacertis.
Corpus supra squamis basi striatis setisque interstinctis vestitum ut strobilus; subtus hirtum est. Sed Cauda utrinque squamosa, etiam subtus imbricata.
Auriculae nudae rotundatae. Ungues primores medii majores, quibus contractis incedit.
Myrmecophagis affinis. Irata squamas erigit horrida.
Cauda pinguis in epulis expetita.
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