Fig. 6 in Description of a New Genus and Species of Rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the Tower Karst Region of Northeastern Vietnam

Fig. 6. Holotype of Tonkinomys daovantieni. Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of the tail. Note increasing length of scale hairs from base to tail tip. Basal two-thirds of dorsal and lateral surfaces of tail is dark brown, produced by brown pigment in both scales and scale hairs (a); scales and scale hairs (c) on underside and distal one-third of the tail are unpigmented. See text for discussion of pattern variation within the complete sample. Tail is round in cross-section (b).