In this study, morphological measurements of the Malayan pangolin, namely body mass, total length, tail length and head-body length, were investigated using samples of confiscated and wild pangolins. A high correlation between body mass and total length, for both male and female pangolins was recorded, with the correlation being much stronger for females (r-value = 0.8535) than males (r-value of 0.6342). A similar trend was found on the correlation between tail length and head-body length for both sexes. In addition, new records were generated for the physical measurements of maximum body mass (13.5 kg), head-body length (79 cm), tail length (72 cm) and total length (140 cm) respectively. Results and findings of this study will contribute to a better understanding of this critically endangered fauna for conservation and husbandry purposes.
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1 December 2017
Current updates on the morphological measurements of the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)
Muhammad Hafiz Sulaiman,
Wahizatul Afzan Azmi,
Marina Hassan,
Ju Lian Chong
Folia Zoologica
Vol. 66 • No. 4
December 2017
Vol. 66 • No. 4
December 2017
body mass
head-body length
morphometry
total length
weight