20 SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



Galago granti. Grant's Molwli Lemur. Grant's Nachtaapje. 



This species was described by Thomas and Wroughton 

 in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 

 as follows : 



"Above drabbish brown ; below creamy buff. Alight 

 nose-line and black rings round the eyes, as in G. moholi. 

 Outer side of fore limbs light drab, paling to white on 

 the hands. Hind limbs dull creamy buff. Tail long 

 and very bushy, the hairs being nearly twice as long 

 as those of molwli, the basal 3-5 being drab-brown like 

 the body, and the terminal portion darkening to blackish 

 brown. Muzzle longer than that of G. niolwli. Length 

 of head and body 158 mm., tail 237 mm. ; habitat, Coguno 

 and Inhambane, Gorongoza Forest, Portuguese South- 

 East Africa (C. H. B. Grant). Common, inhabiting the 

 forests ; nocturnal, sleeping during the day in hollow 

 trees." 



