1841.] Classified Catalogue of Mammals of Nepal. 909 



25. Cum Nob. — General structure and dentition of Canis, but molars 

 -gl only, the 2d tubercular being deficient. Odour and aspect 

 of the last. Head blunter. Tail and ears larger. Teats 12 to 

 14. Venatory, gregarious, does not burrow. 



1. Sp. Cuon Primsevus Nob. type. — Canis Primsevus of Bengal. 

 Asiatic Society's Transactions, (subsequently named-the type- 

 Chrysaeus by Smith.) H. L. C. and N. 



MUSTELIDiE. 



VlVERRIN^. 



26-27- Herpestes. — 2 Sp. new. Griscus, Auct. et Auropunctatus Nob. 



The latter is alleged to be identical with Edwardsii Auct. H. 



T. and C. respectively. 

 28-29. Viverra AucL* Size large, robust habit, never climbs, thumb 



not remote, nails obtuse. 



2. Sp. new. Melanurus et Civettoides, Nob. H. G. 



303-1. Viverricula, Nob — Size small, scansorial, habit vermiform, 



nails more or less raptorial, and thumb remote, pouch as in 



Viverra. 



2. — Sp. Indica et Rasse Auct. H. T. 

 32. Prionodon. — 1. Sp. new. Pardicolor Nobis, H. C. and N. 

 33-35. Paradoxurus.—S Sp. new. Hirsutus, Nepalensis. et Laniger, 



H. T. C. N. respectively. 



N. B. — First possibly identical with Bondar. 



36. Ailurus.—l Sp. Fulgens Auct. the Wah, H. N. 



MuSTELINiE. 



37-40. Mustela 4 Sp. M. Erminea Auct and three new, Hemacha- 



lanus et Calotis et Auriventer vel Cathia, Nob. H. C. 

 41. Martes.—\. Sp. Flavigula Auct. H. C. 

 42-47. Lutra. — 6. Sp. Leptonyx et Nair Auct. and four new. Taray- 



ensis Monticola, Indigitata, Aurobrunnea, Nob. H. of 3 first 



is T. ; of 3 next, L. and C. 

 48. Gulo. — 1. Sp. new. Nipalensis, Nob. (alleged to be identical 



with Helictis moschatus of Gray, and also with Gulo Orien- 



talis of Horsfield.) H. L. 



* These are differential characters merely and are ours. See Viverricula. 



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