Pangolin Leather

Common Name: Pangolin or Scaly Anteater
Scientific Name: Manis sp.
Protected Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered as Manis temmincki; CITES - App. II
Laboratory Section: Morphology
What’s the Story? The diamond shaped features in this tanned leather are where the scales were once attached to the skin of the Pangolin

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