Limnogale mergulus Major 1896

Limnogale mergulus Major 1896, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 319.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Imasindrary, NE Betsileo.

Vernacular Names: Web-footed Tenrec.

Distribution: Freshwater streams of eastern humid forest and central highlands of E Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Morphological evidence suggests that Limnogale and the African Potamogalinae are sister taxa (Asher, 1999).