ZSI scientists discover new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: January 16 2025

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Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica) that diverged from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) approximately 3.4 million years ago.
The development of the species was likely influenced by dramatic geoclimatic changes in the Indo-Burma region, which is recognised as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
The details of the discovery was published in the paper ‘Indo‐Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica): a novel phylogenetic species of pangolin evolved in Asia’ in international peer-reviewed journal Mammalian Biology.

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ZSI scientists discover new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin