“This species appeared to be common at Pernambuco (five degrees north of
Bahia). Upon entering an old lime-kiln in the middle of the day, I
disturbed a considerable number of them: they did not seem to be much
incommoded by the light, and their habitation was much less dark than
that usually frequented as a sleeping place by these animals.” D.
I have named this species after Mr. John Gray, the author of several
extensive memoirs on the order to which it belongs, and to whom I am
indebted for valuable assistance whilst comparing this and other species
with those contained in the collection of the British Museum.