ERINACEIDAE G. Fischer, 1814
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2016n2a3 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B8879E-F304-3821-05B4-FB79C176C1DD |
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Family ERINACEIDAE G. Fischer, 1814 View in CoL
Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841) ▶ ( Fig. 15)
HISTORICAL LITERATURE AND VOUCHERS. — Matschie (1893b, 1899) reported this species as Erinaceus albiventris Wagner, 1841 from Aného, Klein Popo and Port Seguro and writes “The same hedgehog species also observed near Lomé on the Coast” ( Matschie 1899: 7). Thirty-nine specimens, captured by the African Mammal Project at Dapaong, Padori and Pewa, are currently listed in the NMNH database.
REMARK
This species is traded for the traditional medicine across Togo.
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