SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



Genus IX. Centenes. 



Incisors f or | ; canine 4-A, similar to the cheek-teeth |^, 

 the first very small, the rest pointed; muzzle pointed ; ears 

 scarcely visible; body low, covered vi-ith spines, but not 

 capable of being formed into a ball. Toes five; tail none. 



311. 1. C. Semispi7iosus (theTendrsic.) Covered with stiff 

 spines on the upper part of the body, Avith annular varieties 

 of colour ; silky hairs on the under parts ; four incisors in 

 the lower jaw only. Larger than the Common Hedgehog. 



Erinaceius Ecaudatus, L. E. Ecanthurus, Boddaert 

 Elem. Aram. 129. Setiger Ecaudatus, Geoff. Col. du Mus. 

 Tendrac, Buff. torn. xii. Tenrec, Cuvier, Table Elemerv- 

 taire des Animaux, et Regne Animal. 

 ' Icon. Buff, as above, pi. 51. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



312. 2. C. Setosus (The Tanrec.) Spines long and flexi- 

 ble ; six incisors in each jaw. Larger than the preceding. 



Erinaceus Setosus, L. E. Tanrec, Boddaert, Elem. Anim. 

 129. Tendrac Setiger Inauris, Geoff. Coll. du Mus. Guv. 

 Tab. Elementaire des Animaux, et Regne Ariimal. 



Icon. Buffon, xii. pi. 56. 



Inhabits Madagascar, and now the Isle of France. 



313. 3. C. Semispinosus (Radiated Tenrec*.) Covered with 

 silky hairs and flexible spines intermixed, radiated, yellow 

 and black. 



Erinaceus Ecaudatus, L. E. Tanrec, Boddaert, Elem. Anim. 

 129. E. Semi-spinosus, Cuv. Tab. Elementaire des Ammaux, 

 et Regne Animal. Setiger Variegatus, Geoff. Coll. Mus. 

 d'Hist. Nat. 



* There is some confusion as to the synonyincs of these three s|)ccics. 

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