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at the elevations from 
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to 
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a.s.l.
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D2204E7D66E0F9C0" box="[113,225,1637,1661]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific Latin name 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D38C4E7D6422F9C1" box="[477,547,1637,1660]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">nivatus</emphasis>
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was derived from the Latin 
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, means cool with snow. It refers to the habitat of the new species.
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Size similar to 
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, but rather larger than 
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.
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Tail averages 63% of the head and body length (mostly greater than 
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), relatively longer than those of 
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.The maxillary region is narrower than 
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. The teeth are slender and the most delicate in the genus; maximum width across the upper second molars (M 
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) less than 
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. Pigmentation of the teeth much heavier than those in 
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.
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Description: 
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is a medium sized shrew (W = 11.7 ± 
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, HB = 83 ± 
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; 
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) in the genus. The dorsal pelage is uniformly dark brown (
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) but slightly browner than 
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The dorsal hairs are about 
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long in summer, and 
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in winter. Tail is ambiguously bicolored, dark brown above and pale below. The tail averages 63% of the head and body length, and 19 of 
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examined have a tail length ≥ 
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. As with the genus, the foreclaws are enlarged, which are larger than the hind claws. The back of the hands and feet are covered by light brown to black hairs.
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The skull is robust and bony, much heavier than in 
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and 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D10949F165CCFDBC" box="[856,973,489,513]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">Episoriculus</emphasis>
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(
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). Relative to other species of 
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, the rostrum and maxillary of 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D60F4A1062BCFD9D" box="[1118,1213,520,544]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nivatus</emphasis>
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are relatively narrower; the interorbital region is broad with slightly tapering edges. Braincase is domed but low, and the posterior of the skull is rounded. The lambdoidal crest is modestly developed, and the sagittal crest is indistinct. The basioccipital and basisphenoid are fused and narrowed markedly in the middle region, forming a thread-like structure. The coronoid process is robust with a spatulate tip, rising straight upwards. The condyloid process is heavy, forming an angle at roughly 45° with the coronoid process. The angular process is long, straight, and very thin.
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The teeth of 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D19A4B59622BFCE4" box="[971,1066,833,857]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nivatus</emphasis>
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are slender and more delicate than in other species in the genus (
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). The dental formula of the new species is the same as for the genus is: I 3/2, C1/0, P 2/1, M 3/3 (×2) = 30. The first upper incisor bifid; the principal (anterior) cusp moderately long, falciform, and the apex pointing straight downwards; the posterior cusp is small and lower than the following U 
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. Four upper unicuspids (U 
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–U 
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) are present; U 
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is largest in size, U 
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is slightly smaller, U 
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is about half as high as U 
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, and U 
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is minute. P 
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is deeply excavated in the posterior borders. M 
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and M 
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are similar in size, whereas M 
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is reduced. The low incisor (I 
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) is long, with a low cusp. The lower unicuspid (U 
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) is small and procumbent between I 
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and P 
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. M 
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is reduced. The tips of the cusps of all teeth are pigmented with orange.
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D17B4D1C65A8FAA6" box="[810,937,1284,1307]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">Comparison:</emphasis>
The new species is morphologically similar to 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D7F04D1C658BFA87" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nigrescens</emphasis>
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but is distinguishable from the latter by many characters. Most individuals of 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D67E4D5A62A8FAE7" box="[1071,1193,1346,1370]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nigrescens</emphasis>
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(W = 17.6 ± 
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(W = 11.7 ± 
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is relatively longer (TL/HB = 63%) than 
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(TL/HB = 52%); most individuals of 
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(19 of 23) have a tail length more than 
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in 
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in 
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in 
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vs. 
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in 
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). The maxillary region of 
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is distinctly narrower than that of 
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. The teeth of 
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are much more slender and delicate than those of 
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The first upper incisor of 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D1894F4F6253F8D3" box="[984,1106,1879,1902]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nigrescens</emphasis>
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is slightly smaller and the apex is straight downwards, whereas the apex of the first upper incisor of 
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<emphasis id="B968401EC25DFFE3D1154F8E65A1F810" box="[836,928,1942,1965]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="544">S. nivatus</emphasis>
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is slightly curved upwards, forming a hook at the tip. The height of the coronoid valley of 
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= 3.2 ± 
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, range = 
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) is smaller than that of 
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= 3.7 ± 
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, range = 
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is easily distinguished from 
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by its larger size, and the two species usually show little or no overlap in all measurements (
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). It can further be distinguished from 
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by its proportionately longer tail (TL/HB = 63% of 
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; TL/HB = 52% of 
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) and the more heavily pigmented teeth.
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Distribution: 
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is currently known from 
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to 
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in the eastern Himalayas in Linzhi, 
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, 
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. It is sympatric with 
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in Milin County at an elevation of 
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a.s.l., near the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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