Smutsia temminckii - #849
Ground Pangolin
Carcass of skinned specimen, showing extent of tongue (internal portion 35 cm long, external portion 20 cm long). Formerly as Manis temminckii.
Geographic Distribution
N South Africa; N and E Namibia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; S Angola; S Zambia; SE Dem. Rep. Congo; S Rwanda; Malawi; Tanzania; E Uganda; W Kenya; S Sudan; S Chad.
Order/Family
Manidae
Genus
Smutsia
Specific Epithet
temminckii
Image Location
Zambia, Lusaka
Image Date
1968
Photographer
WA Sheppe