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IXENDROGALE MELANURA MELANURA (Thomas). 



1892. Tupaia melanura Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.,'ser. 6, vol. 9, p. 251, 



March, 1892. 

 1892. Tupaia melanura, Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1892, p. 224, pi. 19, 



figs. 4, 5, skull. 



Type-locality. — Mount Dulit, northern Borneo, 5,000 feet altitude. 



Type-specimen. — In British Museum, Reg. No. 92.2.7.10, skin and 

 skull of adult female, collected at 5,000 feet on Mount Dulit, Borneo, 

 October, 1891, by Mr. Charles Hose; skin well preserved, but some- 

 what damaged about the head; skull in fair condition, slightly 

 damaged in supraoccipital region. (See figures 8 and 9 on pages 127 

 and 128.) 



Geographic distribution. — Known only from Mount Dulit, Borneo. 

 See M on map on page 133. 



Diagnosis. — Upper parts of head and body dark, due to a deeper 

 shade of the ochraceous buff element of the color; base of tail and 

 rump with the cinnamon rufous element of the color more conspic- 

 uous, so that that part of the animal appears distinctly rusty; feet 

 and especially the tail darker, the latter with more black and the och- 

 raceous on the underside less in evidence. 



STcull and teeth.— These are without distinguishing characteristics. 



Measurements. — See table, page 134. 



Specimens examined. — Three from Mount Dulit. 



Remarl^s.— Hose, in Mammals of Borneo (p. 33, 1893), remarks 

 of this animal: ''The type of this pretty little treeshrew was obtained 

 by me on the top of Mount Dulit at 5,000 ft., living amongst the moss- 

 covered stunted jungle, and it is apparently a true mountain species, 

 as I have since obtained other specimens, none of which were found 

 below 3,000 ft." 



DENDROGALE MELANURA BALUENSIS, new subspecies. 



Type-locality. — Mount Kina Balu, northeastern Borneo. 



Type-specimen. — In British Museum, Reg. No. 92.9.6.3, skin and 

 skull of adult female, collected on Mount Kina Balu, Borneo, by 

 Mr. A. Everett; skin in good condition; skull imperfect. 



Geographic distribution.— Js^nown only from the type locality. See 

 N on map on page 133. 



Diagnosis. — Distinguished from Dendrogale melanura melanura by 

 having the ochraceous buff of the anterior upper parts lighter and 

 more in evidence, and the cinnamon rufous posteriorly lighter, feet 

 light brownish; underparts ochraceous buff, rather than ochraceous: 

 tail with black hairs less in evidence and with the appearance of a 

 narrow line of ochraceous on either side of the middle line. 



STcvll and teeth. — These show no distinguishing characteristics. 



Measurennents . — See table, page 134. 



Specimens examined. — Three, all from Mount Kina Balu. 



