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S. paradoxus may be described as follows : 



The nose (from eye to tip of nose) is naked on the dorso-median area, and entirely 

 so on the distal third, the short hairs of the facial region advancing laterally on the 

 sides more than on the top; fore and hind feet naked, the bareness extending up- 



Fig. 2. Solenodon paradoxus, 

 above; b, from side; c, from below. 



Three views of proboscis, \ nat. size, a, from 



ward on the thighs to become confluent with the bare glandular area of the rump 

 and lower back; tail naked. 



The nose-pad (Figs. 1 and 2) is about 8 mm. wide at the extremity, produced 

 dorsally about 5 mm., and extending ventrally in a V-shaped point for about 10-12 

 mm. The proboscis has a length of about 40 mm., and is supported at the base by a 

 small plate of bone, joined to the premaxillaries by cartilage. 



The nostrils (Figs. 1 and 2) are situated at the front lateral corners of the nose- 

 pad, and are separated at the middle by a space of about 4-5 mm. 



The ear is oval, obtusely rounded apically, the greatest width about equal to the 



length of the ear above the crown 

 (Fig. 1). 



The tail is naked, very finely and 

 regularly annulated with small flat 

 tubercles, from \ to 1 mm. in trans- 

 verse diameter; annulations about 

 1 to the millimeter on the basal half 

 of the tail, becoming narrower apic- 

 ally, where there are 2 or 3 annula- 



3. Solenodon paradoxus. Palatal sur- tions to tne millimeter. 



The pelage is short, thin, and 

 sparse, in comparison with that of 

 S. cubanus, with much less underfur; the feet are less clothed, as is the face, and 

 the naked, glandular area on the thighs and rump is more extended. 



In coloration the female (in these two specimens) is brighter than the male. 

 The general color of the median dorsal area is dusky brown, becoming lighter in 

 front of the eyes, and laterally along the sides of the body and lower back; the hairs 

 are lighter basally, and have lighter tips near the lateral and posterior borders of 



face, showing number and character of the ridges. 

 Nat. size. 



