Journal article
Record of the world’s biggest pangolin? New observations of bodyweight and total body length of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827 (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) from Mannar District, Sri Lanka
Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol.13(1), pp.17564-17568
2021
Abstract
The Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata is one of the eight extant pangolin species in the world, occurring in the Indian subcontinent and is the solitary pangolin species recorded in Sri Lanka. Little is known about the intra-specific morphometric variations of the Indian Pangolin, largely due to the limited observations. In this note, we report the morphometrics of the largest Indian Pangolin recorded so far in its range, and consequently the largest pangolin ever to be recorded according to published information. These records along with observations from other range countries provide novel insights into the maximum growth of male Indian Pangolins.
Details
- Title
- Record of the world’s biggest pangolin? New observations of bodyweight and total body length of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827 (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) from Mannar District, Sri Lanka
- Authors/Creators
- P. Perera (Author/Creator) - University of Sri JayewardenepuraH.R. Algewatta (Author/Creator) - University of Sri JayewardenepuraB. Vidanage (Author/Creator) - Department of Wildlife Conservation
- Publication Details
- Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol.13(1), pp.17564-17568
- Publisher
- Wild/ZooReach
- Identifiers
- 991005544331807891
- Copyright
- © 2021 Perera et al.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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