180 LONG-TAILED MANIS. 



They are animals of a harmless nature, and 

 feed in the same manner as the Ant-Eaters, by 

 thrusting out their very long tongue into the 

 nests of ants and other insects,, and swallowing 

 their prey by suddenly retracting it, having no 

 teeth, and differing from the Ant-Eaters in scarce 

 any other circumstance but that of their scaly 

 integument. They are found in India and the 

 Indian islands. 



LONG-TAILED MANIS. 



Manis pedibus tetradactylis, cauda longissima. 



Manis with four-toed feet and very long tail. 



Manis Tetradactyla. M. pedibus tetradactylis . Lin. Syst* Nat. 



A 53- 

 Lacerta indica guanae congener. Aldr. ovip. dig. 66S. 

 Scaly Lizard. Grew's Rarities, p. 46. 

 Le Phatagin. Buff". 10. p. 180. pi. 34. 

 Four- toed Manis. Naturalists'' Miscellany, pi. 36. 

 Long- tailed Manis. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 252. 



This animal, known in India by the name of 

 the Phatagen, is of a very long and slender form : 

 the head is small; the snout narrow: the whole 

 body, except beneath, covered with broad, but 

 sharp-pointed scales, which are striated through- 

 out their whole length: the tail is more than 

 twice the length of the body, and tapers gradually 

 to the tip. The legs are very short; scaled like 

 the body, and on each of the feet are four claws, 

 of which those on the fore feet are stronger than 



