Elephantulus intufi
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Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1834)
[Macroscelides] intufi A. Smith 1834, Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa, Vol. 1834: 42.
Type Locality: South Africa, North West Province, Marico District, flats beyond Kurrichaine.
Vernacular Names: Bushveld Elephant Shrew.
Synonyms: Elephantulus alexandri (Ogilby 1838); Elephantulus campbelli Roberts 1938; Elephantulus canescens Lundholm 1955; Elephantulus kalaharicus Roberts 1932; Elephantulus mchughi Roberts 1946; Elephantulus mossamedensis Hill and Carter 1937; Elephantulus namibensis Roberts 1938; Elephantulus omahekensis Lehmann 1955; Elephantulus schinzi (Noack 1889).
Distribution: SW Angola; Namibia; Botswana; N South Africa.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Corbet (1974:5) and Meester et al. (1986:313) declined to recognize subspecies although Corbet and Hanks (1968:90) considered that two might be recognized with alexandri applicable to all but the eastern nominate population.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/B610FBFA10C5AE9319AC0744BB7F26FF (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/7605E93176C231E38E76FF42BFEBB77E (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231543777 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- A. Smith
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Macroscelidea
- Family
- Macroscelididae
- Genus
- Elephantulus
- Species
- intufi
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Elephantulus intufi (Smith, 1834) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Roberts, A. 1938. Descriptions of new forms of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 19 (2): 231 - 245.
- Roberts, A. 1946. Descriptions of numerous new subspecies of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 20: 303 - 328.
- Hill, J. E., and T. D. Carter. 1937. Ten new rodents from Angola, Africa. American Museum Novitates, 913: 9 pp.
- Corbet, G. B. 1974. Family Macroscelididae. Part 1.5, Pp. 1 - 6, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.) [issued 10 Sep 1974]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated.
- Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359.
- Corbet, G. B., and J. Hanks. 1968. A revision of the elephant-shrews, family Macroscelididae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 16: 45 - 111.