. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. NEW SPECIES OF CROCIDURA 105. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiiii Fig. 2 Ventral view of cranium from left to right of C. attenuate! BM(NH) , C. hiltiana BM(NH) and C. fuliginosa BM(NH) range of C. fuliginosa (see Table 1). It is readily distinguished from both species by its robust, angular cranium, in which the maxillary region is broad, the interorbital region narrow and the anterior part of the braincase markedly angular (see Figs 1-3). In contrast, both C. attenuate! and C. fuliginosa have a propo
. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. NEW SPECIES OF CROCIDURA 105. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiiii Fig. 2 Ventral view of cranium from left to right of C. attenuate! BM(NH) , C. hiltiana BM(NH) and C. fuliginosa BM(NH) range of C. fuliginosa (see Table 1). It is readily distinguished from both species by its robust, angular cranium, in which the maxillary region is broad, the interorbital region narrow and the anterior part of the braincase markedly angular (see Figs 1-3). In contrast, both C. attenuate! and C. fuliginosa have a proportionally narrower maxillary region, broader interor- bital region increasing noticeably from anterior to posterior and a more rounded braincase that is evidently broader than the maxillary region. Lambdoid crests are more or less well developed in both C. hilliana and C. fuliginosa, but they meet at an acute angle at the midline in C. hilliana and a shallower angle in C. fuliginosa; lambdoid crests are less developed in C. attenuata and meet at a shallow angle. Squamosal crests are absent or ill defined in C. attenuata, poorly to moderately defined in C. fuliginosa but well-marked in C. hilliana. The mandible of C. hilliana is considerably more robust than that of either of the other two species (see Fig. 4). The horizontal ramus of the mandible of C. attenuata is more slender than that of C. hilliana, with a sinuous ventral border; the coro- noid process is considerably narrower and shallower; the ascending ramus is higher and the condyle is higher than broad (ratio of condyle width to height ). The horizontal ramus of the mandible of C. fuliginosa is longer yet shallower than that of C. hilliana, with a narrower, less robust coronoid process and, as in C. attenuata the condyle is higher than broad (ratio of condyle width to height ). The mental foramen lies below the posterior part of P4 in C. attenuata and C. fuliginosa but below the anterior of M, in C. h
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