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TUPAIA MOLLENDORFFI Matschie. 



1898. T[upaja] mollendorffi Matschie, Sitz.-Ber. Ges. nat. Freunde, Berlin, 1898, 

 p. 39. 



Tijpe-locality. — Ciilion (also called Calimian), a small island north 

 of Palawan, Philippine Islands. 



Type-specimen. — In the Royal Zoological Museum, Berlin, No. 

 9858, skin and skull of adult male, collected on Culion, Philippine 

 Islands, by Dr. von MollendorfF; skin in good condition, but posterior 

 parts of the skull are lacking. 



Geographic distribution. — Island of Culion and possibly some of the 

 immediately adjacent islands. See No. 14 on map on page 75. 



Diagnosis. ^\]^])Qi' parts finely grizzled ochraceous and blackish, 

 tail coarsely black and buff, different, that is grayer, in color from 

 rest of upper parts. MammsB, 2-2 = 4. 



CoZor.— Upper parts ajid sides of head, neck, and body a fine grizzle 

 of ochraceous (or ochraceous buff), and blackish, the lighter color 

 being slightly in excess, expecially along the sides and rump; under- 

 parts, including throat and inner side of legs, usually dirty buff, or 

 ochraceous buff; in the type the chin and throat, cream buff, dis- 

 tinctly lighter than rest of underparts; outer side of legs essentially 

 like upper parts of body; feet similar, but the grizzle very fine, and 

 the dull ochraceous buff color predominating; shoulder stripe fairly 

 well defined, buffy; tail a coarse grizzle of buff and blackish, both 

 above and below, the blackish color slightly in excess above, and the 

 buff below; tail from above with a distinctly grayer look than rest of 

 upper parts, and noticeably different in color. 



Slcull and teetli. — The skull of Tupaia mollendorffi, is smaller than 

 that of T. glis ferruginea, relatively shorter, wider, with a relatively 

 thicker rostrum which arises more abruptly from rest of skull. 

 Aside from their slightly smaller size and relatively greater develop- 

 ment of the central upper incisors the teeth of T. mollendorffi are 

 not essentially different from those of T. glis ferruginea. 



Measurements. — ^Type: Head and body (dried skin), 200 mm.; tail, 

 (dried skin), 160; hind foot, 43; zygomatic width, 24 ; width of brain 

 case, 18 ; maxillary tooth row, 16.5. For measurements of three other 

 specimens see table, page 83. 



RemarTcs. — Tupaia mollendorffi is quite different and apparently 

 very distinct from its geographic neighbor, T. palawanensis. It is 

 smaller and its external appearance quite different from the typical 

 Palawan form. 'V'\'Tien compared with the Puerto Princesa (Palawan) 

 specimens it is not so distinct, but its lighter colored tail serves to 

 distinguish it easily. It was identified by Nehring ^ in 1894 as 

 Tupaia ferruginea. 



Specimens examined. — Four. See table, page 83. 



1 Sitz. Ber. Ges. naturf. Frcundc, Berlin, 1894, p. 184. 



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