Chodsigoa parca, PARCA ALLEN, 1923

CHODSIGOA PARCA PARCA ALLEN, 1923 View in CoL

Type locality: Homushu pass (= Hong mu shu pass), Baoshan, Yunnan, China .

Remarks: Dorsal pelage slate grey and ventral pelage paler. Tail is longer than the HB. Tail bicoloured, dorsal surface brown, ventral surface creamy white. A tuft of slightly longer hair is located on the tip of tail. Most have a 5-mm-wide band of white colour at the tip of the tail. Hands and hind feet whitish, covered by slightly brownish hair; plantar pads well separated. Braincase dome-shaped. Rostrum tapers gradually in premaxillary region ( Fig. 6). Three specimens from Thailand are retained in this subspecies because no genetic material is available.

Distribution: Yunnan, SW China, northern Myanmar and Thailand. It is likely the Mekong River acts as the eastern boundary of its distribution. Although the species has a large elevational range, most specimens were collected at elevations from 2400 to 2600 m in evergreen broadleaved forest in western Yunnan.