No. 435 Sus Andamanensis. — The Andaman Island Pig
Habitat.—Andaman islands; Nicobars (?)
Description.—Much smaller than the last. “The concavity of the cheeks in front of the orbit deeply concave.” Tail short, a mere tubercle in fact; the body well clad with somewhat shaggy black hair, probably allied to Sus Papuensis.
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.
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