Description of a new species of subfossil shrew tenrec (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae: Microgale) from cave deposits in southeastern Madagascar

Steven M. Goodman; NATALIE VASEY; David A. Burney

doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[367:DOANSO]2.0.CO;2

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Steven M. Goodman, NATALIE VASEY, David A. Burney

Abstract

A new species of shrew tenrec, Microgale macpheei, is described from subfossil deposits in Andrahomana Cave, extreme southeastern Madagascar. This species is distinguished from all named taxa of Microgale by a variety of osteological, dental, and mensural characters. It is presumed to be the sister taxon to the extant species M. brevicaudata, which is not known to occur in southeastern Madagascar. Although the genus contains well over 20 living species, M. macpheei is the first known extinct shrew tenrec in the Quaternary fauna of Madagascar.

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Steven M. Goodman, NATALIE VASEY, and David A. Burney "Description of a new species of subfossil shrew tenrec (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae: Microgale) from cave deposits in southeastern Madagascar," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120(4), 367-376, (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[367:DOANSO]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 December 2007

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