Description
Manis crassicaudata has a head-body length of 51–75 cm, a tail length of 33–47 cm and a weight of 10–16 kg. Females have one pair of mammae, and are smaller than the males. The head of this animal is cone-shaped and the muzzle is long. The nose pad colour is similar to, or slightly darker than, the pinkish-brown skin. The eyes of this animal are small and the irises are dark. The massive, scaled armour of this animal, which covers its upper face and its whole body, does not cover the belly and inner side of the legs. M. crassicaudata has 160-200 scales in total (of which 40-46% are located on the tail) and the large scales can reach 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide and weigh 7-10 grams; the skin and scales constitute about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
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