PEOTELES CEISTATUS. 
197 
PROTELEID^. 
PEOTELES. 
Froteles, Is. Geoffr. Mem. du Mus. Hist. Nat. vol. xi. 1824^ p. 354. 
Hysena-like in form, but having five toes on the fore feet. 
Skull with no alisphenoid canal. Preinolar and molar teeth very small and simple. 
Dentition : i, c. j, pm. y, m. p = 32. 
Proteles cristatus, Sparrm. (Plate XXVIII.) 
Viverra cristata, Sparrm. Voy. Cape of Good Hope, ii. 1786, p. 177. 
Viverra hyenoides, Desm. Mamra, Suppl. 1822, p. 538. 
Proteles lalandii, Is. Geoffr. Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. xi. 1824, p. 371. 
Proteles cristatus, Matschie, Saug. Heutscli-O.-Afr. 1895, p. 62. 
? and juv. Skins and skulls. Suakin. Major R. H. Penton, R.A.M.C., H.S.O. 
3 c?. Suakin. 
Dr. Anderson made the following observations at Suakin on freshly killed speci¬ 
mens :— 
Ears pointed, but rounded at the tip, emarginate below the tip posteriorly, then 
convex and rapidly contracted at the base. The muzzle up to the eyes, and partially 
around them externally, and the chin, nude and dark dusky black. A few hairs on the 
chin. Four or five strong moustachial bristles on a slight eminence. Canines very 
long and sharp. The dorsal crest of the young animal is even more developed than in 
the adult. Measurements:— 
d. 
d. 
d. 
mm. 
mm. 
mm. 
Snout to vent. 
750 
683 
Above vent to tip of tail, without hair . 
. 232 
195 
233 
Length of terminal hair. 
107 
100 
Height at shoulder. 
432 
435 
„ at hind-quarters, about. 
. 395 
360 
365 
,, of ear (external meatus) . . . , 
. 103 
104 
104 
„ of ear behind. 
118 
1.25 
Breadth of ear. 
60 
58 
Eye to snout. 
66 
67 
„ ear (external meatus). 
64 
59 
58 
Length of eye (canthus to canthus) . 
22 
20 
20 
Breadth across muzzle at middle . . . . 
50 
50 
Length of tarsus. 
137 
135 
