176 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
form nearly solid lines. The neck stripes, though similar to 
those of Viverra, are less defined. The tail is strongly banded 
with black, its tip white. The scent gland is less developed. The 
length of the head and body varies from 20 to 25 inches, accord- 
ing to race; of the tail from 13^2 to 16% inches; of the foot 
from 3% to 4 inches. 
Viverricula indica, characteristically of southern India, has 
several races in eastern Asia : V. i. baptisicu in upper Bengal and 
Assam; V. i. thai in Burma, Siam, Tonkin, Indo-China, Cochin- 
China, and the Malay Peninsula ; V. i. pallida in south China, 
from Yunnan and Szechwan to Fukien and Kiangsu; V, i. 
malaccensis in Malacca. 
PALM CIVETS, MASKED PALM CIVETS, AND BINTURONG 
(SUBFAMILY PARADOXURIN.E) 
The paradoxures are distinguished from the Cjvets proper 
by having the pads of the short, broad feet of climbing type, not 
running type, and the pads of the palms and soles large. A 
special character is seen in the terminal pads of the third and 
fourth toes, which are united. The tail is very long: in the 
Binturong it is prehensile like those of the New World Kinka- 
jous and Cebid Monkeys. The scent glands are extensive and are 
bordered by folds that can be turned in to form a closed scent 
pouch. The genus Macrogalidia of Celebes also belongs in this 
subfamily. 
The Palm Civets or Toddy Cats, genus Paradoxurus, in- 
clude three species, two of them restricted to India; one, 
P. hermaphroditus, ranges through India, Malaysia, Hainan, 
China, and almost throughout the East Indies. In all members 
of the genus there is a sometimes obscure pattern of spots and 
stripes on the body. The tail is about six times as long as the 
hind foot. There are 3 pairs of nipples. 
The hairs on the neck in P. hermaphroditus are directed back- 
