Is the Kyut a real creature of myth

Hello, I have read about the Kyut from Burmese Mythology, an malevolent pangolin or armadillo like creatures which can assume human form and trick humans in the barren forests. Most of the site have the same information, but I would like to known if there are other mentions of this creature and if is in fact based on an real myth or just something someone came up with and everybody took as truth.