Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Macroscelididae
Subfamilia: Rhynchocyoninae
Genus: Rhynchocyon
Species: Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
Name
[edit]Rhynchocyon udzungwensis Rathbun & Rovero in Rovero et al., 2008: 127
- Holotype: CAS 28043, adult ♀, skin, skull, postcranial carcass in alcohol, collected by Galen B. Rathbun on 18 March 2006.
- Type locality: “Vikongwa River Valley, Ndundulu Forest, West Kilombero Scarp Forest Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains, Iringa Region, Tanzania [7°48.269'S, 36°30.355'E (Arc 1960 datum)], at 1350 m a.s.l. This location is c. 15 km south-east of Udekwa Village, Iringa Region, Tanzania”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rovero, F., Rathbun, G.B., Perkin, A., Jones, T., Ribble, D.O., Leonard, C., Mwakisoma, R.R. & Doggart, N. 2008. A new species of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Zoology 274(2): 126–133. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00363.x
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Vernacular names
[edit]- Ελληνικά: Ουντζουνγκουέζικη Υλακομέγαιρα
- English: Grey-faced Sengi