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:   20617
Province:   Central
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1329BB
Observer:   Huchzermeyer C; Wikus Viljoen; Anita Viljoen
Date of record:   2017-01-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This tree pangolin record makes for a major range extension to the south-east. In Zambia it has recently been recorded from Mwinilunga and Solwezi in the north-west. This record is east of the Congo pedicle. The animal drowned in an irrigation dam. Locals reported them to be fairly common in miombo woodland in the hills in the surrounding area.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   191560
Species name:   Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis
Common name:   Tree Pangolin
Family:   Manidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Phataginus tricuspis- tree pangolin
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-20617
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   African White-bellied Pangolin
Date:   2017-02-08 06:31:24
Species name:   Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis -- Tree Pangolin
Species code:   191560

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