NO. 1976. 



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Measurements of Tupaia minor malaccana. 



irfji and di 2 still in place. ^ji just appearing. 



TUPAIA MINOR SINCIPIS Lyon. 



3 m 3 appearing. 



1911. Tupaia sincipis Lyon, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 24, p. 169, June 16, 

 1911. 



Type-locality. — Sinkep Island, between tlie Malay Peninsula and 

 Sumatra. 



Type-specimen. — In United States National Museum. Cat. No. 

 123105, skin and skull of adult male, collected on Pulo Sinkep, 

 August 8, 1903, by Dr. W. L. Abbott; original number, 2732; in 

 good condition. 



Geographic distribution. — Pulo Sinkep. See No. 4 on map on 

 page 111. 



Diagnosis. — Tupaia minor sincipis differs from the other sub- 

 species in being slightly larger. Hind foot, 34-35 mm.; maxillary 

 tooth row, 13-13.5, instead of 32-34 and 12-13; the color of the 

 back is much more russet than it is in the other forms; the tail is 

 dark and blackish, as in the Bornean subspecies. 



Sliull and teeth. — Except for their slightly larger size the skull 

 and teeth of Tupaia minor sincipis do not show any appreciable 

 differences from those of the other subspecies. 



Measurements. — ^Type and a second adult: Head and body, 140 mm., 

 130; tail, 165, 160; hind foot, 35, 35; condylo-basal length, 36.5, 



