Description of a new species of the genus Uropsilus (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae: Uropsilinae) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, Eastern China
During a terrestrial vertebrate survey of the Dabie Mountains in Anhui Province, eastern China, we collected four Asian shrew mole specimens (hereafter, shrew moles). Based on published literature and comparison with previously collected materials, the four specimens were similar to shrew moles from...
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Published in | Dōngwùxué yánjiū Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 294 - 299 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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China
Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
18.05.2021
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Summary: | During a terrestrial vertebrate survey of the Dabie Mountains in Anhui Province, eastern China, we collected four Asian shrew mole specimens (hereafter, shrew moles). Based on published literature and comparison with previously collected materials, the four specimens were similar to shrew moles from the mountains of Southwest China; however, no species in this group has been previously recorded from the Dabie Mountains. The genetic and morphological characteristics of the specimens were analyzed, based upon which a new species of shrew mole is described, named |
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ISSN: | 2095-8137 0254-5853 |
DOI: | 10.24272/J.ISSN.2095-8137.2020.266 |