40 FAUNA AMERICANA. 



b 



of teeth. Thus Desmarest gives them incis. 

 and allows six false molars above, and eight mo- 

 lars proper ; whilst F. Ciivier gives as character- 

 istic of his genus Condyhira, two incis. two ca- 

 nine, ten false molars, and six true molars, to the 

 upper jaw, but the total number of teeth is simi- 

 lar in all ; the differences exist only in the names 

 by which the teeth have been designated.* 



Description. Snout very much elongated, a 

 longitudinal wrinkle on the upper surface, and on 

 each side ; cartilaginous points on the nose twenty 

 in number; hands short and broad, naked, except 

 at the upper border, which is lined with hair; 

 nails strong, short, and flat, with cutting borders, 

 not curved or arched at the extremity, nor point- 

 ed as in the C. cristata; tail more than one half 

 the length of the body, thick, compressed, and 

 tapering, furnished with coarse scales, clothed 

 throughout with sparse, short, thick hairs; colour 

 of the back, blackish-gray ; the snout, fawn colour, 

 darker on the sides. A specimen in the Phila- 

 delphia Museum, No. 866. 



* According to the observations of Dr. Dekay, the total 

 aumber of teeth in this genus is 44 ; but 2 of the upper incisors 

 are mere rudiments. His dental formula stands thus : 



' Above 4 incisor. 



2 canine. 



! 16 molar. 



* Below 6 incisor. 



6 canine. 



14 molar. 



