Order Afrosoricida Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 71 81 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hemicentetes semispinosus (G. Cuvier 1798) [Ericulus] semispinosus G. Cuvier 1798 , Tableau elementaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux: 108 . Type Locality: Madagascar . Vernacular Names: Lowland Streaked Tenrec . Synonyms: Hemicentetes madagascariensis Shaw 1800 ; Hemicentetes variegatus E. Geoffroy 1803 . Distribution: Eastern humid forest, central highlands of E Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).