Volume 1

Catalogue of mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.

  • Indian Museum
Date:
1881-
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Catalogue of mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    242. Crocidura retusa. Crocidura (Cr.) retusa, Peters, Monatsber, der It. AJcai. der Wissen. 1870, p. 585. llab. Highlands of Ceylon (Paradinia). Snout rather long and pointed; partially haired ; ears semi- nude, prominent. Limbs seminude in their lower halves; feet rather long and slender; claws well developed. Tail round, scaled, slender and tapering, almost equalling tbe length of the body and head. Fur moderately long, bright rusty red above, under parts pale silvery grey with a warm tint; ears, feet, and under surface of tail pale reddish—yellow. Tip of snout to vent Hind foot Vent to tip of tail . Snout to eye Eye to ear Height of ear Breadth of ear $ in. 2T0 „ 0-50 „ 1-95 „ 037 „ 016 „ 021 „ 0-24 The skull is almost fully adult, as the basi-oecipital suture is partially closed. Upper anterior incisors close together, a well-marked tubercle on the inner side of the posterior portion. The third incisor and the canine are of nearly equal size. A very minute tubercle on the outer side of the first lower incisor about its middle. The lower incisors are rather short and more forwardly directed than is generally the case among shrews. Anterior border of foramen magnum to tip of preuiaxillaa in. 060 Breadth across raaxillse ....... „ 0-20 „ behind lachrymal canal .....,, 0-15 ,, auterior to brain case 0'20 „ external to glenoid articulation . . . „ 0-28 „ ,, to tympanic .....,, 0-30 Length from condyle to anterior end of alveolar Hue . „ 0-34 „ of upper alveolar line] ...... 0-30 „ of lower „ 017 The specimen agrees generally with the measurements given by Prof. Peters of his type, and apparently also with the characters assigned to the dentition of C. media. 243a. An adult female in alcohol and its skull. Paradinia, Ceylon. Presented by W. Thwaites, Esq., 14th May 1872.