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Fig. 36. Skull of Hyana striata. (Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia, 

 British Museum.) 



66. Hyaena striata. The striped ffycena. 



Hyama striata, Zimm. Geoff. Gesch. ii, p. 256 (1780) j Blyth, Cat. 

 p. 44 ; Jerdon, Mam. p. 118. 



Lakar bagha, Lakar bdgh or Lakra, Jhirak, Hondar, Harvdgh, Tarns, 

 H. in various districts ; Taras also Makr. and Sindhi ; Cherak, Sindlr ; 

 Aptar, Baluchi; Renhra, Gond ; Hebar kuIa,~&oKol; Derko Tud, Paharia 

 of Rajmehal; Dhopre, Korku; Kirba and Kut-kirba, Can.; Dumid 

 yundu, Korna yundu, Tel. ; kaluthai-korachi, Tarn. 



Tail about three sevenths the Jength of the body, and clothed 

 with long hair. Hair of the median line on the neck and back 

 long, forming a crest or mane. The hind legs considerably bent 

 and shorter than the fore, the hind feet much smaller than the 

 fore feet. A large post-anal glandular pouch receiving the secre- 

 tions of the large anal scent-glands. 



The upper true molar with three roots ; lower true molar with an 

 inner tubercle and a well-developed talon or heel. 



Colour. Dirty grey, with narrow transverse tawny or blackish 

 stripes on the body and legs. 



Dimensions. Head and body 3| feet, tail with hair 1|. Skull 

 8*5 inches in basal length, 6*4 broad across zygomatic arches. 

 Weight of an adult 74 Iba. 



Distribution. Throughout the Peninsula of India, rare in forests, 

 abundant in hilly open country. It is very common throughout 

 Central and North-western India, and extends through South- 

 western Asia to Northern Africa. It has not been recorded from 

 Ceylon or east of the Bay of Bengal, and is rare in Lower 

 Bengal. 



