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242. Croeidura retuaa. 



Crocidura (Gr,) retusa, peters, Monatsber, der S, Akad. der Wissen, 

 1870, p. 585. 



Had. HigHauds of Ceylon (Paradinia). 



Snout rather long and pointed j partially haired ; ears semi- 

 nude, prominent. Limbs seminude in ttieir lower halves j 

 feet rather long and slender ; claws well developed. Tail 

 round, sealed, slender and tapering, almost equalling the 

 length of the body and head. Fur moderately long, bright 

 rusty red above, under parts pale silvery grey with a warm 

 tint J ears, feet, and under surface of tail pale reddish---yellow. 



$ 



Tip of snout to vent in. 2-10 



Hind foot .... , 0'50 



Vent to tip of tail „ 1'95 



Snout to eje .,......„ 0'37 



Eye to ear , . . . „ 0'16 



Height of ear „ 0'21 



Breadth of ear 0'24 



The skull is almost fully adult, as the basi-occipital suture 

 is partially closed. Upper anterior incisors close togettier, 

 a well-marked tubercle on the inner side of the posterior 

 portion. ' The third incisor and the canine are of nearly ' 

 equal size. A very minute tubercle on the outer side of the 

 first lower incisor about its middle. The lower incisors are 

 rather short and more forwardly directed than is generally the 

 case among shrews. 



Anterior border of foramen magnum to tip of premaxilleo in. 0'-60 



Breadth across maxillss ■ » O'iQ 



„ behind lachrymal canal „ 0'15 



„ anterior to brain case ,. 0'20 



„ external to glenoid articulation ... • >, 0-38 



„ „ to tympanic „ 0'30 



Length from condyle to anterior end of alveolar line . „ 0'34 



of upper alveolar line] » 0'30 



„ of lower „ ,, >. 0-17 



The specimen agrees generally with the measurements 

 given by -Prof. Peters of his type, and apparently also with the 

 characters assigned to the dentition of C. media. 



243fl!. An adult female in alcohol and its skull. Paradinia, 

 Ceylon. Presented by W. Thwaites, Esq., 14th May 1872. 



