282 Dr. J. Anderson on new Asiatic Mammals. 



XXXVII. — Description of some new Asiatic Mammals and 

 Chelonia. By John Anderson, M.D., Calcutta. 



Anurosorex assamensis } n. sp. 



Snout rather long and pointed ; tail very short, as in the 

 type of the genus. The seminude parts of the snout, the 

 scaly limbs, and tail are flesh-coloured ; the claws are yellow. 

 The fur is nearly erect, fine, and almost velvety ; it is longest 

 on the rump, where it projects backwards a considerable way 

 over the tail, almost hiding it. Numerous strong hairs project 

 beyond the general mass of the fur, and are brown with obscure 

 pale tips. Whiskers well developed ; shorter hairs above and 

 between the eyes. The general colour of the face dark slaty, 

 marked with brownish rusty on the long hairs of the rump. 



Total length from snout to root of tail 2*92 inches, tail O50, 

 fore foot 0-50, hind foot 0'75. 



Hah. Subsasugu, Assam. 



This species is smaller than the Tibetan A. squamipes, from 

 which it also differs in its proportionally larger head and 

 slightly longer tail. 



Herpestes Rafflesii, n. sp. 



Uniformly rich ferruginous, paler on the head and feet. 

 The hairs with no trace of annulation, and in this respect 

 differing from all other Asiatic mungooses ; the longer hairs 

 with a glossy lustre ; the underlying pile dense and of a pale 

 ferruginous. Ears clad with short hairs. Feet rather large ; 

 claws moderately developed. Upper third of tarsus thickly 

 clad. Tail well clad at base, tapering to a point, and neither 

 tufted nor pencilled. 



The specimen is in the British Museum, and was received 

 from Sumatra, whence it was obtained by Sir Stamford Raffles. 

 It is a small animal, and I have not been able to take its 

 measurements ; but it is a little larger than a ferret, and has a 

 tail as long as its body. 



I am indebted to Dr. Gunther for the opportunity of de- 

 scribing this animal. 



Pteromys yunanensis, n. sp. 



A flying squirrel with a large head and a long tail. 



Rich dark glossy maroon-chestnut on all the upper parts, 

 the head and back in some being finely speckled with 

 white, which is most marked in the young, and most profuse 



