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Description. 
Form stout. Muzzle broad. Ears broad and rounded; more than half 
as long asthe head. Tail longer than the head and body,* slender, scaly; 
sparsely clothed with short hairs, which are not sufficiently numerous 
to conceal the scales. Legs slender. Fore feet moderate; second, third, 
and fourth toes subequal, the third being the longest. Thumb and 
fifth finger rudimentary, reduced to mere tubercles and furnished with 
nails; the other toes furnished with moderate claws. Hind feet long 
and slender, Third and fourth toes equal and longest; second slightly 
Shorter; first very short, reaching only to the base of the second; fifth 
reaching to the proximal end of the terminal phalange of the fourth; 
first and fifth toes furnished with nails, the others 
with moderate. claws. Soles naked and smooth, 
except at the base of the toes, where they are 
granular. The under surface of the toes is also 
granular, especially that of the hallux. Mammie: 
Two pairs inguinal; one pair pectoral. 
Color aboverusty brown, strongly shaded with 
black. A broad black spinal band from the nape 
to the root of the tail. A large black area on the 
forehead, not continuous with the spinal band. 
Under surfaces white, tinged with yellowish 
brown. 
Hairs of the back dark plumbeous at the 
base, with a broad subterminal ring of yellowish 
brown, and black tips. Those of the spinal band 
and dark area of the forehead without the sub- 
terminal brown ring. Hairs of the under surfaces 
light plumbeous at the base, with long yellow- 
ish-white tips. Those of the throat and chin ‘7; TSuutt atleseet ee 
entirely white. ical specimen. 
A white spot is situated at the base of the ears. A dusky ring 
‘encircles the eyes, and from thence a broad dusky band extends to the 
nose on each side. 
Kars black, with a narrow fringe of white. Feet white. Tail dusky 
| brown, unicolor, sparsely clothed with dusky brown hairs. 
Dimensions of two alcoholic specimens. 
Measurements. 19783. 9 | 19782. ¢ 
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mm. mm 
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“Tt is a little shorter in one specimen, See measurements, p. 464, 
