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CHOLOEPUS. 



Two digits with strong claws on hand, three toes on foot; anterior 

 teeth in both jaws large, separated from the others by a diastema, 

 the upper teeth passing in front of the lower when the jaws are 

 closed; cervical vertebrae, six; pterygoid swollen. 



FIG. 4. CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI. 



No 112 Field Columbian Mus. Coll. ^ nat. size. 



16. hoffmanni (Choloepus), Peters, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Ak. Wiss. 



Berlin, 1858, p. 128. 

 HOFFMANN'S SLOTH. Perico Lijero in Costa Rica. 



Type locality. Costa Rica. 



Geogr. Distr. Costa Rica, Central America. 



Genl. Char. Those of the genus. 



Color. Face and top pf head yellowish white, grading into 

 yellowish brown on the body above; arms and legs dark brown; 

 under parts pale brown. 



