Chimarrogale Anderson 1877

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Chimarrogale Anderson 1877

Chimarrogale Anderson 1877 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 46: 262.

Type Species: Crossopus himalayicus Gray 1842

Synonyms: Chimmarogale Ellermann and Morrison-Scott 1951 ; Crossogale Thomas 1921 .

Species and subspecies: 6 species:

Species Chimarrogale hantu Harrison 1958

Species Chimarrogale himalayica ( Gray 1842)

Species Chimarrogale phaeura Thomas 1898

Species Chimarrogale platycephalus (Temminck 1842)

Species Chimarrogale styani De Winton 1899

Species Chimarrogale sumatrana Thomas 1921

Discussion: Formerly in tribe Neomyini ; see Repenning (1967:61). Because of the presence of white teeth the genus was occasionally included in subfamily Crocidurinae , but since Repenning (1967), overwhelming evidence has accumulated showing that Chimarrogale is a soricine shrew ( Mori et al., 1991; Vogel and Besancon, 1979). Gureev (1971:226) included Chimarrogale in his subtribe Nectogalina within the Blarinini , while Reumer (1984:14) included it in the tribe Soriculini ; see comments under genus Neomys . Includes Crossogale ; see Harrison (1958), who also revised the genus. His arrangement was found to be more realistic than the common practice of lumping all forms together in one or two species. Hutterer (1993 a) recognized the six species listed below.