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The following combination of characters defines the new genus. Medium in size (HB =
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). The rostrum is long and slender. The tail is more than one-quarter the total length or twice the length of the hind foot and is moderately covered with pale brown to white hairs (
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). The chin is covered with white hairs. Fore toes and hind toes are not webbed, and the first toe of hind foot is curved. The dental formula is 3.1.4.3/3.1.4.3 = 44. The zygomatic plates are less developed. The interorbital region is broad, without constriction and appears rectangular. The pterygoid region and the coronoid valley are shallow, with a weak and triangular coronoid process. The auditory bullae are incomplete.
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Results of maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses of concatenated (A) mitochondrial genes, (B) nuclear genes and (C) mitochondrial-nuclear trees. Node numbers indicate Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP) and ultrafast bootstrap supports (UFBoot). Branch lengths represent substitutions per site.
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Because the new genus is monotypic, the description is the same as in the species description, presented below.
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The genus name
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is derived from the Greek αλΠ, alp or high mountain, and σκαΠτύλος, a small digger. The genus name refers to a small digging animal living in the mountains.
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Among the
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tribe,
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is most similar to the monotypic genus
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, and they are also the only two genera distributed in Asia. The two species have similar body sizes and share some unique characters in contrast with other species, such as curved thumbs of hind feet and relatively long tail, which is more than one-quarter the total length. However, they are strikingly dissimilar in many other external characters. The tail of
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is moderately covered with pale brown to white hairs, unlike the dense dark brown hairs in
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.
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Thus, the tail of
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is more slender than
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in appearance. The rostrum of
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is much longer and more slender than that of
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. The most distinctive cranial difference between
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and
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is the dentition. The possession of 44 teeth in
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is distinguishable from
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FD32F8DEFCDAF8AD" box="[642,778,1823,1844]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scapanulus</emphasis>
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(36 teeth), and the teeth of
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are weaker and smaller than in
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.
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It can further be distinguished from
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by the less developed zygomatic plates, broader interorbital region, much shallower pterygoid region and coronoid valley, the reduced, triangular coronoid process and the relatively smaller measurements of UTL, M
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-M
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, UML, P
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M
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, ZB and
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(
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).
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can be distinguished from the North American
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,
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and
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by its smaller size, more slender rostrum, curved thumbs of hind feet and by the relatively longer (more than onequarter the total length), hairy and pale brown tail. Furthermore, the reduced and triangular coronoid process is much weaker than that of
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FB56FAF8FAA0FAD7" box="[1254,1392,1337,1358]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Parascalops</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FC8BFA99FC60FAF4" box="[827,944,1368,1389]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scapanus</emphasis>
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, while the incomplete auditory bullae of
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is noticeably different from
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FA88FAB7FA73FA12" box="[1336,1443,1398,1419]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scalopus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FCC3FA54FC3AFA33" box="[883,1002,1429,1450]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scapanus</emphasis>
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. The 44 teeth of
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are distinct from
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FC55FA72FB82FA51" box="[997,1106,1459,1480]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scalopus</emphasis>
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(36 teeth) and the webbed fore toes and hind toes of
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<emphasis id="B9690A515530FFB2FBD4FA13FB1BFA7E" box="[1124,1227,1490,1511]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="440">Scalopus</emphasis>
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are unique among scalopines.
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