Chodsigoa parva, ALLEN, 1923

CHODSIGOA PARVA ALLEN, 1923 View in CoL

Chodsigoa hypsibia parva Allen, 1923: 5 View in CoL .

Chodsigoa parva View in CoL – Allen, 1938: 107.

Soriculus hypsibius parva – Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951: 60.

Soriculus lamula parva – Hoffmann, 1985: 470–473.

Common names : Pygmy red-toothed shrew; 滇北缺齿鼩 (Dianbei Quechiqu)

Type Locality: Ssushancheng , Likiang (=Lijiang) Range, Yunnan, China .

Remarks: This is the smallest species of Chodsigoa , although it is proportionally similar to C. hypsibia ( Table 3). Dorsal pelage dark grey, and ventral pelage slightly paler grey. Tail is shorter than the HB. Dorsal surface of tail dark brown and slightly paler below. A small tuft of hair at the tip of the tail. Hands and hind feet dark brown with plantar pads are separated. Skull is small and braincase is flattened. Upper unicuspids overlap slightly.

Originally described as a subspecies of C. hypsibia ( Allen, 1923) , C. parva was later recognized as a species ( Allen, 1938). Hoffmann (1985) considered it as a subspecies of C. lamula . Lunde et al. (2003) regarded it as a distinct species, which is supported in the current study.

Distribution: The distribution of this species has been confused, because of inconsistent taxonomy. Based on our collection, it seems to be widely distributed in Yunnan at middle to high elevations in moist broadleaf forest. It is also distributed in western Sichuan Mountains and may extend to Shaanxi. One specimen from Fujian was also recognized as this species ( Lehmann, 1955). Thus, the distribution may be larger than we currently know.