Atelerix Pomel 1848

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Erinaceomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 212-219 : 212

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Atelerix Pomel 1848

Atelerix Pomel 1848 , Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat. Geneve, 9: 251.

Type Species: Erinaceus albiventris Wagner 1841

Synonyms: Aethechinus Thomas 1918 ; Peroechinus Fitzinger 1866 .

Species and subspecies: 4 species with 5 subspecies:

Species Atelerix albiventris (Wagner 1841)

Species Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet 1842)

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. algirus Lereboullet 1842

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. girbanensis Vesmanis 1980

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. vagans Thomas 1901

Species Atelerix frontalis (A. Smith 1831)

Subspecies Atelerix frontalis subsp. frontalis A. Smith 1831

Subspecies Atelerix frontalis subsp. angolae Thomas 1918

Species Atelerix sclateri Anderson 1895

Discussion: Formerly in Erinaceus , but see Robbins and Setzer (1985) and Corbet (1988:149). Some authors ( Poduschka, 1990) retain Aethechinus as a genus.