pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) ...it took me a couple of googles to figure it out. At first glance I thought it might be some kind of lizard, but then realized it looks sort of like a little ant eater, so I googled "ant eater scales" and that was a hit; then I found the name after looking at another link.
here's one being held
Somebody thought a pangolin coat would be cool to have: I cut&pasted this from wiki:
Scale coat
Indian, Rajasthan, early 19th century
This coat has been covered with the scales of the pangolin or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata). The scales have been decorated in gold, and the larger have been used where more protection is required. This is the only known example of this type of armour. It originally had a helmet, also made of pangolin scales, with three plumes.
The scale coat was presented to the King George III in 1820 by Francis Rawdon, 1st Marquis of Hastinges (1754-1826), who was the East India Company's Governor General in Bengal, 1812-22.
I think this one shouldn't be too hard. But I'm using it anyway since it looks so awesome. Mother Nature is such a great designer sometimes it's hard to believe she's a she
