Tupaia glis (Diard 1820)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Scandentia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 104-109 : 106

Tupaia glis (Diard 1820)

[Sorex] glis Diard 1820 , Asiat. J. Mon. Reg., 10: 478.

Type Locality: Malaysia, Penang (= Pinang) Isl (fixed by Lyon, 1913:45).

Vernacular Names: Common Treeshrew.

Synonyms: Tupaia anambae Lyon 1913 ; Tupaia batamana Lyon 1907 ; Tupaia castanea Miller 1903 ; Tupaia chrysomalla Miller 1900 ; Tupaia cognate Chasen 1940 ; Tupaia demissa Thomas 1904 ; Tupaia discolor Lyon 1906 ; Tupaia ferruginea Raffles 1821 ; Tupaia hypochrysa Thomas 1895 ; Tupaia jacki Robinson and Kloss 1918 ; Tupaia lacernata Thomas and Wroughton 1909 ; Tupaia longicanda Lyon 1913 ; Tupaia longicauda Kloss 1911 ; Tupaia obscura Kloss 1911 ; Tupaia pemangilis Lyon 1911 ; Tupaia penangensis Robinson and Kloss 1911 ; Tupaia phaeura Miller 1902 ; Tupaia phoeniura Thomas 1923 ; Tupaia press É. Geoffroy and F. Cuvier 1822 ; Tupaia pulonis Miller 1903 ; Tupaia raviana Lyon 1911 ; Tupaia redacta Robinson 1916 ; Tupaia siaca Lyon 1908 ; Tupaia siberu Chasen and Kloss 1928 ; Tupaia sordida Miller 1900 ; Tupaia tephrura Miller 1903 ; Tupaia umbratilis Chasen 1940 ; Tupaia wilkinsoni Robinson and Kloss 1911 .

Distribution: SE Asia south of about 10° N latitude, from the vicinity of Hat-Yai, S Thailand through mainland Malaysia (and adjacent coastal isls) to Singapore; also Indonesia, including Siberut, Batu Isls, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, and the Riau, Lingga, and Anambas Isls.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See comments under T. belangeri . In the past many additional taxa have been included in the synonymy of T. glis (e.g. see Chasen, 1940, and Corbet, in Corbet and Hill, 1992). Even with the separation of belangeri , chrysogaster , longipes , palawanensis , moellendorffi , and their synonyms, T. glis still retains many forms of uncertain rank and validity. Pending a detailed study, no subspecies are listed, but many if not most of the named insular forms are distinctive (see Lyon, 1913).