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Russian J. Theriol. 12(2): 5770 © RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY, 2013 An annotated checklist of the insectivores (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) of Vietnam Alexei V. Abramov, Dang Ngoc Can, Bui Tuan Hai & Nguyen Truong Son ABSTRACT. An annotated checklist of 32 extant species from 12 genera of the insectivores (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) of Vietnam is provided. Many recently recorded/described species remain known from the territory of Vietnam only: at least seven species of the white-toothed shrews (C. annamitensis, C. guy, C. kegoensis, C. phuquocensis, C. sapaensis, C. sokolovi, C. zaitsevi) and a mole species (Euroscaptor subanura). KEY WORDS: mammals, Soricidae, Talpidae, Erinaceidae, checklist, distribution, systematics, Vietnam. Alexei V. Abramov [[email protected]], Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia; Joint Vietnam-Russian Tropical Research and Technological Centre, Nguyen Van Huyen, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam; Dang Ngoc Can [[email protected]], Bui Tuan Hai [[email protected]] and Nguyen Truong Son [[email protected]], Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. Àííîòèðîâàííûé ñïèñîê íàñåêîìîÿäíûõ ìëåêîïèòàþùèõ (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) Âüåòíàìà À.Â. Àáðàìîâ, Ä.H. Kàí, Á.Ò. Õàé, Í.×. Øîí ÐÅÇÞÌÅ. Ïðåäñòàâëåí àííîòèðîâàííûé ñïèñîê íàñåêîìîÿäíûõ ìëåêîïèòàþùèõ (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) Âüåòíàìà, âêëþ÷àþùèé 32 ñîâðåìåííûõ âèäà èç 12 ðîäîâ. Ìíîãèå âèäû èçâåñòíû òîëüêî ñ òåððèòîðèè Âüåòíàìà ïî ìåíüøåé ìåðå, 7 âèäîâ çåìëåðîåê-áåëîçóáîê (C. annamitensis, C. guy, C. kegoensis, C. phuquocensis, C. sapaensis, C. sokolovi, C. zaitsevi) è 1 âèä êðîòîâ (Euroscaptor subanura). ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: ìëåêîïèòàþùèå, Soricidae, Talpidae, Erinaceidae, ÷åêëèñò, ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå, ñèñòåìàòèêà, Âüåòíàì. Vietnam occupies the key geographic position with- literature review and the analysis of available museum in Southeast Asia and holds a diverse mammal fauna specimens from the collections of the Zoological Insti- (Sterling et al., 2006). During the last two decades tute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, intensive zoological surveys have resulted in the dis- Russia (ZIN), the Zoological Museum, Moscow State covery of new distributional records and description of University, Moscow, Russia (ZMMU), and the Institute several new species from Southeast Asia, particularly of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Acade- from Vietnam. According to the latest comprehensive my of Sciences and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam checklist by Dang Ngoc Can et al. (2008), the mammal (IEBR). The high-level taxonomic nomenclature fol- fauna of Vietnam consists of 295 species, including 22 lows Bannikova & Lebedev (2012), who consider Eri- species of insectivorous mammals (Lipotyphla). Many naceomorpha, Soricomorpha and Talpomorpha as sub- new data on small mammals that have appeared since orders of the order Lipotyphla (Eulipotyphla sensu Ban- 2008 indicate that the current knowledge of richness nikova & Lebedev, 2012). and distribution of Vietnamese lipotyphlan species are still incomplete (Bui Tuan Hai et al., 2013a). SUBORDER ERINACEOMORPHA Gregory, In the present paper, an annotated and updated check- 1910 list of the insectivorous mammals (Mammalia, Lipo- typhla) of Vietnam, as compared to that of Dang Ngoc Family ERINACEIDAE G. Fischer, 1814 Can et al. (2008), is provided. New revisions and records of Vietnamese lipotyphlan taxa produced during the Subfamily Galericinae Pomel, 1848 last decade justify the compilation of a new species list for the country. We have provided additional referenc- Neotetracus sinensis Trouessart, 1909 es on distribution, taxonomy and other relevant aspects in the Comments section provided for each species. Type locality. China, Sichuan Province, Ta-tsien- The following checklist is relied upon an extensive lou, elevation 2454 m a.s.l. 58 A.V. Abramov, Dang Ngoc Can, Bui Tuan Hai & Nguyen Truong Son Figure 1. Distribution maps of the Vietnamese insectivores: A Neotetracus sinensis (circles), Hylomys suillus (squares); B Scaptonyx fusicaudus (circles), Euroscaptor longirostris (squares); C Euroscaptor parvidens (circles), Euroscaptor subanura (squares). Distribution. Southern China (Sichuan, Yunnan, pass), Dong Nai Province (Ma Da Forest, Vinh Cuu Guizhou), northern Myanmar and northern Vietnam Nature Reserve). The species has also been recorded (Hutterer, 2005; Hoffmann & Lunde, 2008). from Lao Cai Province (Bao Ha and Thai Nien), Kon Distribution in Vietnam. Northern Vietnam (Fig. Tum Province (Dak To) (Thomas, 1925, 1927; Os- 1A), collected from Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province good, 1932), Thanh Hoa Province (Lang Chanh Dis- (Kuznetsov & Rozhnov, 1998; Abramov et al., 2008), trict) (Dao Van Tien, 1966; Cao Van Sung, 1976) and and Muong Do Nature Reserve, Son La Province (Nguy- Ninh Binh Province (Cuc Phuong National Park) (Feil- en Xuan Dang et al., 2012). er et al., 2008). Hylomys suillus Müller, 1840 SUBORDER TALPOMORPHA Bugge, 1974 Type locality. Indonesia, Java en het andere van Family TALPIDAE G. Fischer, 1814 Sumatra (Mt. Gede, western Java according to Cor- bet & Hill, 1992: 24). Subfamily Talpinae G. Fischer, 1814 Distribution. Throughout Indochina from southern China (Yunnan) and northern Myanmar to Peninsular Tribe Scaptonychini Van Valen, 1967 Malaysia, islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Tiom- an (Hutterer, 2005). Scaptonyx fusicaudus Milne-Edwards, 1872 Distribution in Vietnam. Northern, central and southern Vietnam (Fig. 1A). There are museum speci- Type locality. China, Qinghai Province, frontière mens (ZIN, IEBR and ZMMU collections) from Son La du Kokonoor (= vicinity of Kukunor, or Qinghai, Lake). Province (Ta Xua Nature Reserve, Phu Yen District), Distribution. Northern Myanmar, central and south- Vinh Phuc Province (Tam Dao), Ha Noi Area (Ba Vi ern China (Qinghai, Shensi, Sichuan and Yunnan), north- National Park), Hoa Binh Province (Kim Boi District), ern Vietnam (Hutterer, 2005). Ha Tinh Province (Vu Quang Nature Reserve), Quang Distribution in Vietnam. Northern Vietnam (Fig. Binh Province (Le Thuy District), Gia Lai Province 1B), with the only record from the vicinity of Mt. Tay (An Khe District), Lam Dong Province (Cong Troi Con Linh II, Ha Giang Province (Lunde et al., 2003). Checklist of Vietnamese insectivores 59 Comments. The specimen from Mt. Tay Con Linh Linh Mt., Kon Tum Province (Abramov et al., 2007a) II represents the only record of S. fusicaudus from and Dong Giang District, Quang Nam Province (Dang Vietnam. This specimen is similar to S. fusicaudus Ngoc Can et al., 2008; Kawada et al., 2008, 2009). affinis in having the third lower premolar being only Recently the species has been recorded from Kon Ka slightly larger than the second one. However, the num- Kinh National Park, Kon Tum Province, Chu Mom Ray ber of specimens available to us is not enough to ade- National Park, Gia Lai Province, and Ba To, Quang quately assess the taxonomic significance of this simi- Ngai Province (Dang Ngoc Can et al., 2013, in press; larity (see Lunde et al., 2003). IEBR collection). There are unconfirmed records from Cat Tien National Park, situated in Dong Nai Province Tribe Talpini G. Fischer, 1814 southward of Dalat Plateau (Pham Nhat et al., 2001). Comments. Some authors listed the northern Viet- Euroscaptor* longirostris (Milne-Edwards, 1870) nam in the distribution range of E. parvidens (Stroga- nov, 1948; Pavlinov, 2003; Hutterer, 2005; Chiozza, Type locality. China, Sichuan Province, Moupin 2008; Hoffmann & Lunde, 2008). This erroneous opin- (=Baoxing). ion was based on the paper by Miller (1940) who had Distribution. Southern China (Hutterer, 2005; Hoff- mentioned the record of E. parvidens from Pakho on mann & Lunde, 2008), northern Vietnam. the frontier of China. This record is most likely to be Distribution in Vietnam. Northern Vietnam (Fig. attributed to E. longirostris or Mogera latouchei. Al- 1B). It has been recorded from Sa Pa District, Lao Cai though Wang (2003) mentioned E. parvidens as being Province (Osgood, 1932; Abramov et al., 2008; Kawa- distributed in Jinping, southern Yunnan, China, the da et al., 2009), from the vicinity of Tam Dao Town, morphological characters of the Chinese specimens need Vinh Phuc Province (Kawada et al., 2008; 2009), and to be examined in detail (Kawada et al., 2009). from Nguyen Binh District, Cao Bang Province (Kawa- da et al., 2009). Euroscaptor subanura Kawada, Nguyen Truong Comments. The specimens of E. longirostris from Son, Dang Ngoc Can, 2012 NW and NE Vietnam are morphologically variable, particularly in their fur density, coloration, tail shape Type locality. Vietnam, the northwestern slope of and length (Kawada et al., 2009). Tam Dao Mountain, near Vuoc Ly Village, Hiep Hoa Commune, Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang Prov- Euroscaptor parvidens (Miller, 1940) ince, elevation 250 m a.s.l. Distribution. Known from Vietnam only. Type locality. Vietnam, Lam Dong Province, agri- Distribution in Vietnam. Northern Vietnam (Fig. cultural station of Blao, Délégation de Djynrinh (= 1C). It has been found in the northwestern low-eleva- Di Linh), near the upper Dong Nai River, Lam Dong tion slope of Tam Dao Mt., Tuyen Quang Province. Province, elevation 800 m a.s.l. This species has also been recorded from Na Hang Distribution. Southern Yunnan, China (Wang, 2003; Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang Province, and Pu Huong Hoffmann & Lunde, 2008) and Vietnam. Nature Reserve, Nghe An Province (Kawada