Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles, 1822) . Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 13:272.

TYPE LOCALITY: Not given; " Sumatra " implied .

DISTRIBUTION: Malayan Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra, Labuan island.

SYNONYMS: albus, birmanica, borneotica, candida, minor, rafflesii.

COMMENTS: Two subspecies, gymnura (Sumatra and Malay Peninsula) and albus (Borneo) are recognized; see Corbet (1988:128). The common spelling of the specific epithet as gymnurus is incorrect; see Frost et al. (1991:24).