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FIG. 5 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 5. — Plot between the two first axes of the CVA performed upon four external body measurements (head and body, tail, hindfoot, and tail lengths) for 252 shrew specimens from Mount Nimba, Ziama and surrounding areas. Each species is represented by a color dot. Yellow dots indicate class barycenter and ellipses at 0.05% confidence; b, C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888; d, C. douceti Heim de Balsac, 1958; e, C. eburnea Heim de Balsac, 1958; g, C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983; j, C. jouvenetae Heim de Balsac, 1958; C. muricauda (Miller, 1900); mu, S. megalura (Jentink, 1888); n, C. nimbae Heim de Balsac, 1956; o, C. obscurior Heim de Balsac, 1958; ol, C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827); sy, C. nimbasilvanus Hutterer, 2003; t, C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968.

FIG. 1 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 1. — Detail of the trapping localities at Mount Nimba with respect to elevation. Sampling sites are shown in black circles. Light and dark grey shading refer to areas above 600 m and 1000 m, respectively. Names of localities used in this work as follows: G, Guinea; L, Liberia, Gbié: G1-A, B; Gouan: G2-A, B; Seringbara:G3; Gblayougouma G4; Ziéla: G5; East Nimba Nature Reserve L1-A, B, C; Bentor: L2; Bonlah: L3; Yekepa: L4; Tailings: L5; Camp4: L6; Liabala: L7; Gbapa: L8; Zolowee: L9; Grassfield: L10; Border (Yekepa): L11.

APPENDIX 8 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

APPENDIX 8. — Nimba shrews skins with field numbers: A, MNHN-ZM-2014-900 (LB07) C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888 Camp 4; B, MNHN-ZM-2012-1079 (NIM217) C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 Gouan; C, MNHN-ZM-2012-1158 (NIM201) C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827) Gbié; D, MNHN-ZM-2012-1111 (NIM232) C. muricauda (Miller, 1900) Gouan; E, MNHN-ZM-2012-1180 (NIM 301) C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968 Gouan; F, MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-492 C. nimbae Heim de Balsac, 1956 Holotype Zouguepo; G, MNHN-ZM-MO-1981-483 C. eburnea Heim de Balsac, 1958 Mt Tonkui; H, MNHN-ZM-2012-1123 (NIM 219) C. obscurior Heim de Balsac, 1958 Gouan.

FIG. 4 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 4. — Standard karyotypes from Mount Nimba shrews: A, male C. buettikoferi Jentink, 1888 MNHN-ZM-2012-1071, 2n = 52, NFa = 66; B, male C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 MNHN-ZM-2012-1077, 2n = 46, NFa = 64; C, male C. jouvenetae Heim de Balsac, 1958 MNHN-ZM-2012-1091, 2n = 44, NFa = 68; D, male C. olivieri (Lesson, 1827) MNHN-ZM-2012-1164, 2n = 50, NFa = 60; E, female C. theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968 MNHN-ZM-2012-1171, 2n = 50, NFa = 70.

FIG. 7 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 7. — Comparison of the relative abundance (% on y axis) of shrew species between four different surveys. Nimba this work (N = 226), Taï: Churchfield et al. (2004) (N = 553), Ziama: Nicolas et al. (2009) (N = 2571), Dodo-Haut Cavally: Decher et al. (2005) (N = 15). For authorships of the species, see Table 5.

FIG. 3 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 3. — Craniodental measurements used for morphometric analyses adapted from Dippenaar (1977) and Hutterer & Kock (2002): a, condyle-incisive length; b, nasal width; c, interorbital width; d, occipital greatest width; e, greatest maxillary width; f, upper tooth row length; g, height of the skull at M2 level; h, greatest braincase height; i, mandibular length; j, lower tooth row length; k, greatest length between extremities of the coronoid and angular processes.

FIG. 2 in Shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from a biodiversity hotspot, Mount Nimba (West Africa), with a field identification key to species

FIG. 2. — Examples of habitats where pitfall traps were placed on the Guinean and Liberian Nimba: A, gallery forest and swamp, camp 4 (Liberia); B, pitfall, altitude savannah with Loudetia kagerensis, Mare d'hivernage site (1642 m) (Guinea); C, pitfall, Selingbala (Guinea): mesophyllous secondary forest; D, pitfall, Gbie (Guinea): gallery forest with Parinari excelsa Sabine,1824, Carapa procera DC., 1824 and Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl., 1883, Maranthochloa purpurea (Ridl.) Milne-Redh.

Fig. 8 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 8. SEM micrograph of the lingual corpus showing discoid fungiform papillae among the filiform papillae. Scale bar 100 µm.

Fig. 2 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 2. Light microscopic micrograph of a cross section of the lingual apex showing: ML mucosal layer, SML submucosal layer, MuL muscular layer, Fip filiform papillae. Masson's trichrome staining. Scale bar 100 µm.

Fig. 6 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 6. SEM micrograph of the lingual apex showing slender and caudally directed filiform papillae with single tip. Scale bar 200 µm.

Fig. 10 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 10. SEM micrograph of the lingual radix showing vallate papillae. Note to the lobulated and irregular surface of the papillae and the shallow gustatory groove surrounded it. Left lower rectangle shows a taste pore at higher magnification. Scale bar 200 µm.

Fig. 7 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 7. SEM micrograph of the lateral surface of the tongue which contains the ventrally directed filiform papillae and discoid fungiform papillae. Scale bar 200 µm.

Fig. 5 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 5. SEM micrograph of the lingual corpus with filiform papillae which directed toward the midline of the tongue. Scale bar 500 µm.

Fig. 4 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 4. SEM micrograph of the lingual corpus showing the filiform papillae with bifurcated tip which tend to bend caudally. Scale bar 25 µm.

Fig. 3 in Morpholoical Study Of The Brandt'S Hedgehog, Paraechinus Hypomelas (Eulipotyphla, Erinaceidae), Tongue

Fig. 3. Cross section of the lingual radix showing a vallate papillae. Arrow points to the taste bud. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. Scale bar 50 µm.

Fig. 3 in Shrews (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam

Fig. 3. External features of (A) Chodsigoa hoffmanni (IEBR Motokawa-675), (B) Chodsigoa caovansunga (IEBR Motokawa-681), (C) Chimarrogale himalayica (IEBR Motokawa-715), (D) Anourosorex squamipes (IEBR Motokawa-685), (E) Blarinella quadraticauda (IEBR Motokawa-697), (F) Crocidura dracula (IEBR Motokawa-649), and (G) Crocidura wuchihensis (IEBR Motokawa-708). Scale bars: 50 mm.

Fig. 1 in Shrews (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam

Fig. 1. (A) Map of northern Vietnam with the location of Mt. Tay Con Linh (TCL), Ha Giang Province. This mountain is connected with southern China via a montane region above 1000 m in altitude (dark brown) and is also connected with other mountains in Ha Giang Province above an altitude of 500 m (light brown). (B) Map of Mt. Tay Con Linh showing trapping sites and the type of traps along trails between 1100 and 2100 m in altitude.

Fig. 2 in Shrews (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam

Fig. 2. (A) Habitat at approximately 1600-m altitude on Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam. A plantation of Chinese cardamom (Lanxangia tsaoko) occupied the understory (forward) of fragmented subtropical trees (backward). (B) Habitat at approximately 2100-m altitude on Mt. Tay Con Linh. The forest and bamboo shrubs were cut down to prepare for Chinese cardamom plantation (forward) and disturbed forests still remain (backward).

Fig. 4 in Shrews (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam

Fig. 4. Skulls (dorsal view, ventral view, left lateral view of cranium, and right lingual view of mandible) of (A) Chodsigoa hoffmanni (IEBR Motokawa-675), (B) Chodsigoa caovansunga (IEBR Motokawa-681), (C) Chimarrogale himalayica (IEBR Motokawa-715), (D) Anourosorex squamipes (IEBR Motokawa-685), (E) Blarinella quadraticauda (IEBR Motokawa-697), (F) Crocidura dracula (IEBR Motokawa-649), and (G) Crocidura wuchihensis (IEBR Motokawa-708). Scale bars: 5 mm.