Dr. Gray was of opinion (see his article on the Suidæ, 'P. Z. S.' 1868) that the skull of this species is more allied to the Babirussa than any others of the pigs, the front of the canines being rather more produced than in other species, but not nearly so much so as in Babirussa.
HABITAT.—Thibet.
A description of this, which I have not by me at present, will be found in Professor Milne-Edwards's 'Recherches sur les Mammifères,' p. 377.
Head conical, moderate; ears small, erect, hairy; cheeks without any tubercles; tail very short, rudimentary; cutting teeth 6/6, the two upper front largest, the lateral lower small; intermaxillary moderate, not produced; canines small, scarcely elevated above the other teeth, the upper one rather spread out, but not reflexed; premolars, 4—4/4—4 (Gray); molars, 3—3/3—3; the fourth toe on all the feet small and unequal. Jerdon observes: "This genus, it will be remarked, makes an approach to the American peccaries in the non-excerted canines, the short tail, and the small fourth toe." Hodgson's dental formula shows one premolar less, viz. teeth: 6/6, 1—1/1—1, 6—6/6—6.
[NO. 437. PORCULA SALVANIA.]
The Pigmy Hog of the Saul Forests (Jerdon' s No. 216).
NATIVE NAMES.—Sano-banel, Nepalese; Chota-suar, Hindi.
HABITAT.—The Saul forests of the Sikim and Nepal Terai.