The book A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia And Monotremata was written by author Richard Lydekker Here you can read free online of A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia And Monotremata book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia And Monotremata a good or bad book?
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The naked muzzle broad, with a single median vertical groove, and two lateral notches in the upper lip. Ears large, leaf-like, and oval, varying in colour from black to white. Limbs brown or black, always darker than the body ; fore feet with six, hinder with five pads, which are large and coarsely striated, although not divided. Pouch large and well-developed ; teats varying from 5 to 13 in number. Tail haired for from one to four inches at the base like the body, elsewhere scaly and nearly na...ked. Length of head and body, in large specimens, about 18^ inches; of tail 17 inches. Distribution. — America, from the United States to Chih and South Brazil ; also Argentina. Variety. — ^The variety known as Azara's Opossum (Plate XXXII.), which is equally as variable in coloration as the typical form, is distinguishable, according to Mr. Thomas, " by the prominence and sharp definition of the darker marks on the face, these forming strongly contrasted black stripes on a white ground, one running through each eye, and a median one pass- ing from between the eyes backwards on to the crown and back of the neck.
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