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M^ PR. J. MURIE ON THE THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO 



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II. Table op Measueements of the Body, Head, and Limbs 



inches. 



13oay._TotaUength from tip ofnose to tip of tail in straight line 12-75 



Vertical thickness (depth) opposite movable zones 



3-30 



Scapular shield.— Length along a curve in the middle line of back 2-65 



Length at lower edge from angle to angle 



Distance between its anterior angles ' 



Distance between its posterior angles • 



Three movable zones.— Length along the middle of back ' 



Pelvic shield.— Length following curve in middle line of back 



Length along lower edge from angle to angle 

 Distance between its anterior angles . . 



2-80 

 1-85 

 300 

 1-80 

 6-30 

 3-75 

 3-65 

 1-10 

 2-90 



Distance between its posterior angles . , 



Thoracic chamber. — (Fore limb) antero-posterior measurement 



(Fore limb) depth, taken from free edge of scapular shield . . . 2*90 

 Abdominal chamber. — (Hind limb) antero-posterior measurement 3'40 



3-70 



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(Hind limb) depth . 



Isthmus sej)arating the chambers for the fore and hind limbs 



Head. — Length from end of snout to occipital end of cephalic shield 3'20 



' l'G5 



, •2-40 



1-40 



Length of gape ' 1*1^ 



Distance from end of snout to anterior end of sternum ...•-.•• 4*00 



Ear. — Long diameter 1'25 



Width ■ . _ \ . . . LOO 



Lenj^th from snout to the inner cantlius 

 Length from snout to root of car . . 

 Width at level of the ears .... 



Eye. — Length 



Tail . — Length from the hinder edge of anus to end of tail . 



Length of the free part 



Width at the root 



Width nine tenths of an inch from the apex . . . 

 Thickness (depth) at root 



Thickness nine tenths of an inch from the apex . . 



Teats. — Two in number ; each in length ^ 



Distance from end of sternum to line joining the teats 

 Distance between the two . . . 



0-35 

 2-70 

 1-80 



1-40 

 0-50 



0-80 



0-65 



0-15 



1-10 



0-90 



Distance from a line joining these to the root of the penis ^'SO 



Penis. — Length 



Diameter at root 



Diameter at end of prepuce (glans) - . 

 Anus.— Distant from the posterior margin of penis 



Diameter .... 



4-50 

 0-90 

 0-25 

 0-75 

 0-30 



Fore limb.-Extrcme length from axilla to point of longest claw .' .* ^'^ 



Length from olecranon to root of carpus 3' 10 



Length from root of carpus to end of longest claw (in a straight line) . • ^'^^ 



Greatest breadth of the palm 



Claw of second toe, length in a straiKhUine .' ,..''...• 



Claw of third toe, length in a straight line 



0-45 

 0-60 

 1-40 





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