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Specimen d combined length of w' & w- = 8,1 mm 



» » » » = 9,0 T> 



» ); » » = 9,2 » 



» » » » = 10,2 » 



This remarkable variation in size of the teeth is thus 

 purely individual. It is not combined with any certain 

 colour for, although the »drab»-coloured specimen d is small- 



Fig. 1. Fotos flavus modestus Thomas. Specimen d with. small teeth and 



specimen / with large teeth. 



toothed, the bright yellowish biiff specimen a has almost 

 smaller teeth and other buff specimens have gradually larger 

 teeth until the maximum is reached in specimen /. 



The conclusion to be drawn from this is that from a 

 taxonomic point of view the size of the teeth is a quite 

 untrustworthy characteristic for fixing different races of 

 these Kinkajous. 



The present specimens are from Gualea and somewhat 

 below that place. The distance from there to S. Domingo 



