134 MAMMALIA. EDENTATA. 



Gen. 119- MYHMECOPHAGA, Lin. Cuv. Desm. &c. 



Perfectly toothless; head elongated; muzzle tapering to a point; 

 tongue long, protractile ; toes united, four before and five be- 

 hind, or two before and four behind, armed with strong nails ; 

 two pectoral and two ventral mammae ; tail long, sometimes 

 prehensile. 



M.jubata, Lin. The Great Ant-eater. Fore-feet with four toes ; 

 hind-feet with five; tail not prehensile, with long hair j fur brown, 

 with an oblique black line on the shoulders. Four feet long. 

 Inhabits South America. Shaw, i. pi. 49. 



M. Tamandua, Desm. (M. tridactyla, Lin.) Four toes before, five 

 .^ behind ; tail round, naked at its point, prehensile ; fur varying 

 y much in colour, but mostly pale gray, with a band on the shoul- 

 ders. Two feet long. Inhabits South America Schrel. t. 66. 



Var. A. Yellowish gray Var, B. With black before the eyes Var. C. Dirty yel- 

 low, with a brown line on the shoulders Var. D. Of the same colour, but with 

 the croup, flanks, belly, and shoulders brown Var. E. Uniformly yellow. 

 Var. F. Black. Var. G. Pale yellow, sides and croup brown. Var. H. With an 

 annulated tail, M. annulata^ Desm. .Var. I. With a triangular brown spot above 

 the eyes ; tail annulated. 



M. didactyla, Lin. Desm. Only two nails on the fore-feet, one of 

 which is very large ; four on the hind-feet ; tail long and prehen- 

 sile, naked below at the extremity ; fur fawn-coloured, woolly, with 

 a reddish dorsal line. Seven inches long. S. America. Shaw, i. 

 pi. 52. 



Geu. 120. MANIS, Lin. Cuv. Geoff 



Entirely toothless; body elongated, covered with strong corneous 

 triangular and imbricated scales, and capable of rolling into a 

 ball ; muzzle long ; tongue protractile ; feet with five toes for- 

 med for digging ; tail long. 



M. crassicaudata, Geoff. (M. macroura, Desm.) The Short-tailed 

 Manis. Tail shorter than the body, thick at the base ; scales of 

 the back forming eleven longitudinal rows. Nearly two feet long. 

 Inhabits the India Islands Shaw, i. pi. 56. 



M. longicaudata, Geoff. (M. Africana, Desm.) Long-tailed Manis. 

 Tail twice the length of the body, turned upward, compressed ; 

 eleven rows of longitudinal scales. Smaller than the preceding. 

 Inhabits Central Africa. Shaw, i. pi. 55. 



M. Javamcus, Desm. Tail a little shorter than the body, depressed; 

 17 longitudinal rows of scales on the back. 16 inches long Java. 



Gen. 121. CHLAMYPHORUS, Harlan, Griff. 



Incisors g, canines g-, molars f-f , the two first pointed, the 

 rest flat and cylindrical ; shell composed of a series of trans- 

 verse plates; toes, five before and behind, with compressed 

 nails ; tail short, turned downwards. 



C. truncatus, Harlan. Body covered with a leather-like shell,. 



