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SPECIES Microgale dobsoni

Author:Thomas, 1884.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 14: 337.
Common Name:Dobson's Shrew Tenrec
Type Locality:Nandésen forest, C Betsileo. [Nandihizana, c. 20 miles (30 km) SSW of Ambositra, see MacPhee, 1987; c. 20°50’S 47°10’E, see Jenkins et al., 1996.]
Distribution:Eastern humid forest of N, E and SE, and central highlands, Madagascar.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Formerly included in Nesogale, see Thomas (1918), Genest and Petter (1975).
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