Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906

Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906: 586.

Type Locality: South Africa, Limpopo Province, Woodbush.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew.

Synonyms: Elephantulus centralis Roberts 1946; Elephantulus fitzsimonsi Lundholm 1955; Elephantulus jamesoni Chubb 1909; Elephantulus mapogonensis Roberts 1917 .

Distribution: Zimbabwe; E Botswana; N, C and E South Africa; Lesotho; W Mozambique.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Corbet (1974:6) and Meester et al. (1986:314) did not recognize any subspecies.