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Manis Crassicaudula. 



[No. 123. 



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U 



H 



OfJ 



Measured as chords 

 to the curve. 



4 



H 

 3 



8 

 4i 



Fee* Inches. 



Outer claw, 



Next ditto, 



Middle ditto, . . 



Index ditto, 



Thumb ditto, 



Femur, 



Tibia, 



Os calcis to end of foot, 



Girth round body about its centre, 1 



Breadth of tail below at base, 



Length of tongue, protruded portion, ... 1 



Teeth. — None. Mamma 2, pectoral. Clavicles ? 



General aspect. — Body and tail thick, the latter much flattened, the sec- 

 tion would be an obtuse angle, with curvilinear apex. Limbs short, stout, 

 very muscular ; the entire figure giving evidence of the enormous power 

 of the animal. Head small, with elongated muzzle, a well shaped nose, 

 (somewhat as in a dog), small mouth ; eyes very small, placed far back- 

 ward, and close to the ears. Ears small, with rounded helix, scarcely 

 any tragus, exceedingly simple (externally) with a very small concha. 

 The anterior extremities furnished with long stout claws, of which the 

 outer ones are almost rudimentary. These claws do not expand (natu- 

 rally) beyond at eight angles to the sole of the paw, the animal therefore 

 in walking bends them in and treads on the knuckles, or rather on the 

 roots of the claws. The five claws of the hind foot are small, barely 

 touching the ground, and the foot resembles that of a tortoise, being 

 oval, with a thick, cushion-like sole. General outline of the figure much 

 hogged or curved on the back, with the tail pressed flat along the 

 ground. 



Tongue — Is flatly or sub -cylindrical ending in a depressed point, con- 

 sisting of a central cylindrical part, and two outer flattened or laminous 

 edges. The tongue can be drawn above a foot out of the mouth, but it 

 is doubtful whether the animal can voluntarily protrude it to such a 

 length. When so far extended, the skin of the tongue towards the root 

 in returning appears to admit the tongue back into itself, so that the 

 latter has the appearance out like a telescope. It is all over covered 

 with a slightly viscid saliva. 



