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31. Paeadoxubtjs heemapheoditus (Pall.). The Malay Palm- 

 Civet. 



Paradoxurus musang a, Cantor, p. 31. 



Paradoxurus finlaysonu, Horsfield, Cat. Marutn. Mus. East- 

 India Co. 1851, p. 65. 



Paradoxurus hermajdiroditus, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 108. 



" Musang " of the Malays, and the English in the Straits 

 Settlements, also " Musang Pandan " and (when the tail is with 

 white point) " Musang Biingkwang,"' Cantor. " Hen "' of the 

 Siamese. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. IS. 1880, p. 73) records this species 

 from Salanga (.lunkceylon), and Klang (Selangor). 



This Civet is abuudant in the Malay Peninsula ; personally 1 

 know of it from Kedah, Penang, Perak (many specimens from 

 Larut in the Taiping Museum) Selangor, Malacca (specimens in 

 Baffles Museum), Johore and Singapore. Sometimes it frequents 

 inhabited houses, even in populous towns, but on account of its 

 nocturnal habits is seldom seen. 



Ridley's account (Nat. Science vol. vi. 1895, p. 92) of " Viverra 

 malaccensis " applies excellently to this species. 



Size. Adults seem to vary much in size. Cantor (p. 32) men- 

 tions one : head and body 24£ in. (or 022 mm.) ; tail 16| in. 

 (or 420 mm.). 



Distribution. Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, 

 Borneo. 



32. Paeae-oxueus mackodus Grav. The Large-toothed Palm- 

 Civet. 



Paradoxurus macrodus, W. L. Sclater, Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. 

 ii. 1891, p. 246. 



" In external characters this species does not differ appreciably 

 from Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, but the skulls are at ouce 

 distinguished by the large size of the teeth ; upper sectorial 

 •39 inch long by '33 inch wide" (Sclater, op. cit. p. 243). 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula. 



33. Paradoxueus leccomystax G-ray. The White-whiskered 

 Palm-Civet. 



Paguma leucomgstax, Cantor, p. 30. 



" Musang biilan " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to 

 Cantor). 



In the Museum at Taiping there are several specimens from 

 Larut, Perak. A male stuffed measures: — Head and body 27 in. 

 (or 686 mm.) ; tail 21| in. (or 546 mm.). 



In the Museum at Kuala Lumpor there is a single specimen. 

 This species is said to be rare in Selangor. 



In the Raffles Museum there are specimens from Singapore and 

 Malacca. 



W. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 248) 

 records specimens from Malacca. 

 Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. Borneo, 



