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Manis temminckii
Order: Pholidota > Family: Manidae > Genus: Manis > Species: Manis temminckii
Type Description
Enumer. Mamm. Capensium, p. 54.
Type Locality
South Africa, Northern Cape Prov., Latakou (= Litakun), near Kuruman.
Measurements
Total length: 690-1070 mm
Head and body: 340-610 mm
Tail length: 350-475 mm
Weight: 7-18 kg
Head and body: 340-610 mm
Tail length: 350-475 mm
Weight: 7-18 kg
Description
The absence of teeth and presence of scales over the entire body differentiate this mammal from all others in Tanzania.
Distribution
With a distribution range from the central part of Chad and Sudan around down through Kenya and into Tanzania and Mozambique and across the south-central part to southern Angola, Namibia and northern South Africa, Manis temminckii can be found below 1,700 m throughout woodland, grassland, and savanna areas close to water resources with a preference for sandy and rocky soils. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1:365-369.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 289, 292-293.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1239-1242.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 289, 292-293.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1239-1242.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.