Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Afrosoricida, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 71-81 : 76

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scientific name	Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875
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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) .