Microgale dobsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Oryzorictinae
Genus: Microgale
Species: Microgale dobsoni

Name

• Microgale dobsoni Thomas, 1884: 337

Holotype: BMNH 84.10.20.1, immature ♂, skin (in alcohol) and skull.

Type locality: “Nandésen Forest, Central Betsileo”; redefinied to Nandihizana village (1340 m), south of Ambositra; Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa; 20°27'S, 47º09'E, Madagascar, by MacPhee (1987: 5).

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1884. Description of a new species of Microgale. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5, 14(83): 337–338. DOI: 10.1080/00222938409460967 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Microgale dobsoni in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Microgale dobsoni  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Μικρομυγαλή του Ντόμπσον
English: Dobson's shrew tenrec