564 



TALPINjE. 



SCAPANUS. 



claws; tail short; tibia and fibula united; first and second lower 

 incisors not projected horizontally forwards; zygomatic arch present. 



Sub f am. I. Talpinse. 



Clavicle and humerus very short and broad; manus with a large 

 falciform bone. 



Scapanus. 



3-3. i-i 



. 



Scapanus Pomel, Archiv. Sci. Phys. Nat. Bibl. Univ. Geneve, ix, 

 1848, p. 247. Type Scalops townsendi Bachman. 



Hand very broad, os falciforme large; palms presented outward; 

 toes without webs; muzzle long; palate but slightly extended beyond 

 last molar; first upper incisor large; internal basal cusps of molars 

 narrow; bullae complete; nostrils superior; tail short, terete, scaly; 

 hairs scanty. 



FIG. 105. SCAPANUS ANTHONYI. 



No. 4947 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. Enlarged V t . 



PROFILE UPPER TOOTH ROW FACE LOWER TOOTH ROW 



Enlarged 3 times. Enlarged 3 times. 



536. anthonyi (Scapanus), ]. A. Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 



v, 1893, p. 200. 

 LOWER CALIFORNIA MOLE. 



Type locality. San Pedro Martir Mountains, Lower California, 

 Mexico. Altitude, 7,000 feet. 



