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ZSI scientists discover new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin

Category : Science and Tech
Published on: January 16 2025 Share on facebook

  • 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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