Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875

Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 16: 125.

Type Locality: Fienerentova [? = Fianarantsoa, Madagascar].

Vernacular Names: Highland Streaked Tenrec.

Synonyms: Hemicentetes buffoni Jentink 1879 .

Distribution: Eastern edge of central highlands, E Madagascar.

Discussion: Distinguished from H. semispinosus by craniodental features (Butler, 1941; Dobson, 1882 a) and treated as a distinct species by Eisenberg and Gould (1970). Considered to be a subspecies of H. semispinosus (Genest and Petter, 1975; Hutterer, 1993). Recorded sympatrically with H. semispinosus (Goodman et al., 2000) .