Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands: Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. III, pp. 111-138Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith)
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Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands: Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. III, pp. 111-138
Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith)
Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936; Mammals -- Indonesia -- Natuna Islands
_Skull._--The skull while much shorter than that of _Sus cristatus_
from Tenasserim is actually broader. As a result the width across
postorbital processes is contained only about three times in
occipito-nasal length, as opposed to nearly four times in the related
species. Similarly the zygomatic breadth slightly exceeds one half of
the basilar length, while in _Sus cristatus_ it is less than half.
Width of palate between middle molars almost exactly one sixth
distance from posterior edge of palate to front of premaxillaries
(measured along median line). In _Sus cristatus_ the palatal width
is contained nearly seven times in the same distance. Dorsal profile
of skull slightly concave near base of nasals. Zygomata heavier and
deeper than in _Sus cristatus_. Audital bullæ noticeably smaller and
less inflated than in the Tenasserim pig. Mandible shorter and much
more robust than that of _Sus cristatus_, the outward bulge of the
ramus a little behind middle of toothrow greatly accentuated.
_Teeth._--As the teeth of the two specimens of _Sus natunensis_
are much worn, while those of the only skulls of _Sus cristatus_
at hand are not fully grown, it is impossible to make any accurate
comparisons. The smaller size of the Natuna pig's teeth is, however,
evident for the length of the entire upper toothrow does not equal
that of _S. cristatus_ without the posterior molar. The crown of the
middle upper molar appears to be more nearly square in outline than
that of the Tenasserim pig, but in the very different condition of
the specimens it would be unsafe to assume that this character is
constant.
_Measurements._--External measurements of type; total length 1294;
head and body 1117; tail vertebræ 177; height at shoulder 558; hind
foot 220 (170); ear from meatus 100; width of ear 75.
Cranial measurement of type: greatest length 295 (332[10]);
occipito-nasal length 282 (316); basal length 245 (275); basilar
length 235 (263); length of nasals 135 (157); width of both nasals
together posteriorly 34 (33); median length of bony palate 168 (183);
width of bony palate at middle of second molar 30 (29); breadth
between tips of postorbital processes 87 (87); least interorbital
breadth 64 (65); zygomatic breadth 130 (133); occipital breadth 58
(62); occipital depth 100 (103); least depth of rostrum between
canine and incisor 33 (39); mandible 225 (232); depth of mandible
through coronoid process 104 (110); depth of ramus at front of first
molar 40 (41); maxillary toothrow to front of canine (alveoli) 113
(131[11]); mandibular toothrow to front of canine (alveoli) 120
(138); crown of first upper molar 12 × 13 (18 × 16); crown of second
upper molar 18 × 18 (22 × 16).
_Weight._--Weight of type, 40 kg.; weight of adult female from Pulo
Lingung, 35 kg.
_Specimens examined._--Two, one from Pulo Laut, the other from Pulo
Lingung.
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