Observation on the re-occurrence of Nicobar spiny shrew (Crocidura nicobarica Miller, 1902): A critically endangered mammal of Great Nicobar Island, India

Authors

  • V. Rangasamy
     Forest Survey of India, Eastern Zone, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700106, West Bengal
  • C. Raghunathan
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar
  • Kailash Chandra
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/141306

Keywords:

Crocidura nicobarica, Endangered Mammal, Great Nicobar Island, Spiny Shrew

Abstract

The re-occurrence of Nicobar spiny shrew Crocidura nicobarica a critically endangered and endemic species was found at Great Nicobar Island during the survey. The morphological and osteological and its behavioral observations have been analyzed in this paper after its original description by Miller (1902).

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2019-03-23

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Rangasamy, V., Raghunathan, C., & Chandra, K. (2019). Observation on the re-occurrence of Nicobar spiny shrew (<i>Crocidura nicobarica</i> Miller, 1902): A critically endangered mammal of Great Nicobar Island, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/141306

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Volume 119, Issue 1, 2019

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