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skin of the rump are pinkish white. The ears are short, thin, 

 rounded, and are bluish gray with light edges. The heavy, 

 rat-like tail is dark brown and naked. The claws are horn- 

 color. The front feet and claws are large, heavy, and mole- 

 like and well adapted to digging and tearing asunder rotten 

 wood, etc. They are much smaller in proportion than in the 

 Cuban species, however. The snout is also more flexible than 

 in S. cuoanus, from which it also differs in the naked skin of 

 the rump, the color, size, and other characters. 



