Order Insectivora
Author
Rainer Hutterer
text
1993
Smithsonian Institution Press
Washington and London
Editor
Don E. Wilson
Editor
DeeAnn M. Reeder
Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition)
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book chapter
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Crocidura zarudnyi
Ognev, 1928
. [
Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia], 1:341
.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Iran
, Baluchistan (border)
.
DISTRIBUTION: SE
Iran
, SE
Afghanistan
, SW
Pakistan
(Spitzenberger, 1971).
SYNONYMS:
streetorum, tatianae.
COMMENTS: The species was first named
tatianae
by
Ognev (1921)
, but later (1828) replaced by
zarudnyi
;
Ognev argued that
tatianae
was preoccupied by
tatiana
Dollman, 1915
(now a synonym of the African
olivieri
).
Strictly following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1985, art. 58), this is not the case, and
zarudnyi
would be an unjustified replacement name. However, since the species has always been called
zarudnyi
it would be justified to present the case to the commission in favor of stability. The definition of
zarudnyi
follows Spitzenberger (1971) and
Hassinger (1970)
, but not
Jenkins (1976)
who included
arispa
which is now regarded as part of
serezkyensis
;
see under that species. As Spitzenberger (1971) pointed out,
zarudnyi
has a shorter rostrum and a heavier mandible than both
pergrisea
and
serezkyensis
.
The status of
streetorum
is not clear although it is included here as suggested by
Hassinger (1970)
. The distribution and morphology of
pergrisea
,
serezkyensis
,
and
zarudnyi
should be carefully studied in the Hindukush, Karakoram and Pamir where their ranges may overlap.