. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 152 Rainer Hutterer et al.: A tiny new species of Sylvisorex from the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon Paratypes. Two incomplete skulls (ZFMK , ) removed from pellets of Tyto capensis, col- lected November 2001 by J. Riegert and O. Sedlácek on a slope of the lower Bambili volcano craters (5° 55' N, 10° 14' E, 2 400 m ). about 8 km SE of the city of Bamenda, Bamenda Highlands, NW Province, Camty of Bamenda. Bamenda Highlands, NW Province, Cameroon
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 152 Rainer Hutterer et al.: A tiny new species of Sylvisorex from the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon Paratypes. Two incomplete skulls (ZFMK , ) removed from pellets of Tyto capensis, col- lected November 2001 by J. Riegert and O. Sedlácek on a slope of the lower Bambili volcano craters (5° 55' N, 10° 14' E, 2 400 m ). about 8 km SE of the city of Bamenda, Bamenda Highlands, NW Province, Camty of Bamenda. Bamenda Highlands, NW Province, Cameroon (Riegert et al. 2008). Diagnosis. A very small and dark species of Sylvisorex with a total length below 100 mm, tail 85 % of head and body length; no long bristle hairs on tail. Description. Sylvisorex silvanorum n. sp. is a small ter- restrial shrew with dark fur. The hairs on the dorsum are dark brown, between Fuscous (Ridgway 1912, plate XLVl) and Chaetura Drab. Ventrally the hairs gradually turn into Hair Brown. Hairs on dorsum are about mm in length; ventrally they are slightly shorter. The basal por- tion of individual hairs is Dark Plumbeous (Plate LII) with tips Drab to Hair Brown (Plate XLVI). The entire body, including head, ears, limbs, and tail have the same dark colour, only the central part of the belly is a bit lighter (Fig. 1). Facial vibrissae reach 14 mm in length. Ear conch is small, round and pocketed, and covered by very short hairs, except for the inner fold which carries a row of long hairs. Hind foot narrow, with elongate digits and short claws. Ventral inner surface of hind foot covered by small granule-like bumps, heel covered by short hairs. Tail of Table 1. External measurements of Sylvisorex silvanorum and other small species of the genus with no long bristle hairs on the tail. Species TL HB Tail HF Ear Wt Tail/HB ^ 64 39 25 9 - - 64% S. silvanorum^ 99 55 44 - 85% S. vulcanorunP- 49 96% S. camerunens
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