214 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
Squirrels are paler colored. He found tendencies toward albin- 
ism in east Siberian Squirrels, exhibited in some by a white 
girdle around the body and partial whitening of the tail, hands, 
and feet. 
The Three-striped Palm Squirrel, genus Lariscus, often 
associated with the Long-nosed Squirrels, is thought by Zahn 
to be a subgenus of the Indian Palm Squirrels, Funambulus. 
The type species is Lariscus insignis from Sumatra. The generic 
range includes the Sunda Islands and lower half of the Malay 
Peninsula. There are several island races ; Lariscus i. meridiotu- 
alis occurs at Singapore and L. i. jalorensis from the lower 
Malay Peninsula to Trang in peninsular Siam. 
Mainland Lariscus i. jalorensis of the Malay Peninsula are 
gray, with some reddish on the thighs and shoulders. There are 
three black dorsal stripes, the center one from the crown of the 
head. The underparts are white or buff except the insides of the 
thighs, which are yellowish. The feet are dark brown. The tail 
is mixed black and tawny. The number of nipples in the type 
species is 6. The length of the head and body is approximately 
8 inches, tail 4% inches, hind foot 1% inches. 
The Multi-striped Palm Squirrel, genus Menetes, has the 
general color grizzled black and orange. A median pale central 
stripe along the back is margined by black stripes, beneath which 
conspicuous yellowish white stripes extend from the shoulders to 
the thighs. Beneath this comes a second black stripe, another pale 
stripe, and a dusky shade that passes into the yellowish white of 
the underparts. The head is washed with reddish. The whitish 
underparts pass into the reddish of the underside of the tail. 
The incisor teeth are deep orange. There are 6 nipples. The 
lateral and median dorsal stripes appear to be developed only 
seasonally in some of the races. 
The head and body measure 7V2 inches, the tail 6 inches, the 
hind foot 1% inches. 
The type and only species, M. berdmorei, chiefly ground-liv- 
ing, was first made known from the Isthmus of Kra, Malay 
