NO. 1976. 



TREESHREWS: FA3IILY TUPAIID.E—LYON. 



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TUPAIA LONGIPES SALATANA, new subspecies. 



Type-locality. — Pangkallahan River, S. E. Borneo, 15 miles from 

 mouth. 



Type-specimen. — In U. S. National Museum, Cat. No. 151882, col- 

 lected along Pangkallahan Kiver February 11, 1908, by Dr. W. L. 

 Abbott; original number, 5785; skin in good condition; skull dam- 

 aged by shot in basal occipital region. 



Geographic distribution.— Southern Borneo, specimens from Ken- 

 daw angen River region and Pangkallahan River. See No. 10 on map 

 on page 75. 



Diagnosis. — Differs from the northern race in having more contrast 

 m color between anterior and posterior portions of back, more rufescent 

 on the shoulders than is T. I. longipes and less than T. discolor; general 

 effect of lower back and tail is much like clove brown, while in the 

 northern race it is more like bistre; not so light on the lower back as 

 is T. discolor; maxillary tooth row less than 20 mm. in length. (Plate 

 9, fig. 5.) 



Measurements. — Type: Head and body, 213 mm.; tail, 185; hind 

 foot, 50; condylobasal length, 45; zygomatic width, 25.5; width of 

 brain case, 20.5; maxillary tooth row, 19.5. For measurements of 

 four other individuals, see table below. 



Specimens examined. — Five; four from southwestern and one from 

 southeastern Borneo. An old mounted specimen Is in the Paris 

 Museum, numbered 21, and marked simply "Borneo," collected by 

 Temminck in October, 1842, hind foot measuring about 45 mm. It 

 may possibly belong to the present subspecies. 



Measurements of Tupaia longipes and Tupaia discolor. 



1 Permanent pvi « and pyn < not yet in place. 



2 z'l and i- not luUy in place. 



3 Type. 



* Collected by Temminck, October, 1842. 



