Zoological Studies

Re-evaluation of the Status of Chodsigoa sodalis Thomas, 1913 (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae)

Masaharu Motokawa, Hon-Tsen Yu, Yin-Ping Fang, Hsi-Chi Cheng, Liang-Kong Lin and Masashi Harada (1997) In 1913 Thomas described the shrew Chodsigoa sodalis from Taiwan based on only 1 skull. This species has been regarded as a synonym of  Soriculus (Episoriculus) fumidus Thomas,1913 because of insufficient information. The diagnostic features of Soriculus (Chodsigoa) sodalis, such as 3 upper unicuspid teeth, have been considered as a variation of S. (E.) fumidus. Recently we obtained 4 additional specimens from montane areas of Taiwan. In this paper, we confirm S. (C.) sodalisas a valid species and describe its external features for the first time.