THE GREAT MAN IS. 



Generic Characters. 

 Back, fides, and upper part of the tail, covered with lirong fcales. 

 Mouth fmall; tongue long; no teeth. 



Synonims. 

 Manis pentadactyla, Linn. Syjt. 52. 



Lacertus squamosum, Bontius Java, 60. Pet. Gaz. tab. xx. fig. xi. 

 Armadillus squamatus major, Ceilanicus, seu diabolus 



Tajovanicus d ictus, Seb. Muf. i. tab. liii. liv. Klein Quad. 47, 

 Philodotus pentadactylis, squamis subrotundis, Briffbn 



Quad. 18. 



Le Pangolin, de Buffon, x. 180. tab. xxxiv. 

 Short-tailed Manis, Pennant's Syn. Quad. 25Q. 



The uncommon fliape of this animal, together with the fcaly coat of mail 

 with which it is entirely clothed, gives it, at firft fight, fome refemblance to 

 the Crocodile; and an incautious obferver would be induced to pronounce it 

 a large Lizard. It has, however, no real affinity with that genus of animals, 

 but is a true viviparous quadruped. 



In order, fully, , to fubftantiate this fact, we fiiall enumerate a few 

 particulars, which conftitute an undoubted eflential difference between thefe 

 creatures. The Lizard is produced from an egg; the Manis is brought forth 

 alive, and perfectly formed: the Lizard is covered all over with the marks 

 of fcales, which adhere to the body even clofer than thofe of fiihes do ; 

 whereas the Manis has no fcales on the throat, breaft, or belly; and thofe 

 which cover the other parts of the body, tail, and legs, are not only real 



