taxonID	type	description	language	source
AFACD42EDC6C56578612A6C37DF62B8B.taxon	description	Figures 4, 5	en	Chen 1, Zhongzheng, Hu, Tingli, Pei, Xiaoxin, Yang, Guangdao, Yong, Fan, Xu, Zhen, Qu, Weiying, Onditi, Kenneth O., Zhang, Baowei (2022): A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1083: 129-146, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233
AFACD42EDC6C56578612A6C37DF62B8B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name Chodsigoa dabieshanensis is derived from the Dabie Mountains, the type locality of the new species: - shan means mountain in Chinese, and the Latin adjectival suffix - ensis means " belonging to ".	en	Chen 1, Zhongzheng, Hu, Tingli, Pei, Xiaoxin, Yang, Guangdao, Yong, Fan, Xu, Zhen, Qu, Weiying, Onditi, Kenneth O., Zhang, Baowei (2022): A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1083: 129-146, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233
AFACD42EDC6C56578612A6C37DF62B8B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is assigned to the genus Chodsigoa for having three upper unicuspid teeth, with the tips of the teeth lightly pigmented (Fig. 4). Chodsigoa dabieshanensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the other known species of Chodsigoa by the following combination of characters: small to medium in size (HB = 67.22 mm; CIL = 19.08 mm), dark brownish pelage; tail shorter than the HB, nearly similar ventral and dorsal pelage color, a small tuft of longer hairs at the tip of the tail (Fig. 5); markedly flattened braincase; and the foramen magnum is relatively wider than C. hypsibia. Phylogenetic analyses show that the new species is monotypic, sister to C. hypsibia and C. parva (Fig. 3).	en	Chen 1, Zhongzheng, Hu, Tingli, Pei, Xiaoxin, Yang, Guangdao, Yong, Fan, Xu, Zhen, Qu, Weiying, Onditi, Kenneth O., Zhang, Baowei (2022): A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1083: 129-146, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233
AFACD42EDC6C56578612A6C37DF62B8B.taxon	description	Description. A small to medium-sized shrew (W = 5.24 + / - 0.36 g, range 4.67 - 5.89 g; HB = 67.22 + / - 3.23 mm, range 62.00 - 73.00 mm, Table 2) with dark brown dorsal pelage and slightly paler ventral pelage (Fig. 5). Tail is short (TL = 59.67 + / - 3.28 mm), about 90 % of the head and body length, brown above, slightly paler below, and with a small tuft of longer hairs at the tip. External ears are prominent, rounded, and covered with very short dark hairs. Eyes are very small. The dorsal surfaces of hands and hind feet are covered with short brown hair, lighter at the margin. The thenar and hypothenar pads at the soles of the hindfeet are well separated. The skull of C. dabieshanensis sp. nov. is short and broad, and the braincase is markedly flattened (Fig. 4). The skull is similar to C. hypsibia, but much shorter and broader. The rostrum is short, and the interorbital region is wide. From the ventral view, the rostrum gradually narrows in the premaxillary region. The palate is short, with an abrupt posterior edge. The basisoccipital is developed and the ridges are approximately parallel. The dentition is the same for the genus: 3.1.1.3 / 2.0.1.3 = 28. The first incisor is long, falciform; the apex straight downwards; the talon much lower than U 1, approximately equal to U 3. Three upper unicuspids are present. All unicuspids are crowded and overlap slightly at the base. U 1 - U 3 gradually decrease in size; U 3 is about half as high as U 1, and in contact with P 4, which is large and triangular in outline. The posterior borders of P 4 and M 1 are deeply excavated, appearing crescent, while the posterior borders of M 2 are much shallower. M 3 is reduced and much narrower with a single lobe. The tips of the anterior teeth have a lightly pigmented chestnut color except the molars. The mandible is slender. The coronoid process is tall and squared, rising straight upward from the posterior of the toothrow. The condyloid process is weak and bi-faceted, forming an angle at approximately 45 ° with the coronoid process. The angular process is long, straight, and very thin. The first lower incisor is long, with only a single basal cusplet. The incisor is slightly curved upwards, forming a hook at the tip. The first lower unicuspid is small and procumbent, crowded with a large incisor and the following premolar. The premolar has one forward-leaning cusp. The molar gradually decreases in size from M 1 to M 3. Only the tips of I 1, U 1, P 1, and M 1 are chestnut-pigmented but not those of M 2 and M 3.	en	Chen 1, Zhongzheng, Hu, Tingli, Pei, Xiaoxin, Yang, Guangdao, Yong, Fan, Xu, Zhen, Qu, Weiying, Onditi, Kenneth O., Zhang, Baowei (2022): A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1083: 129-146, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233
AFACD42EDC6C56578612A6C37DF62B8B.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habits. Chodsigoa dabieshanensis sp. nov. is currently known from Yaoleping National Nature Reserve, Bancang Natural Reserve, and Foziling Natural Reserve, all located in the Dabie Mountains, Anhui province, eastern China. Most specimens were collected from deciduous broad-leaf forests at 750 - 1250 m a. s. l.	en	Chen 1, Zhongzheng, Hu, Tingli, Pei, Xiaoxin, Yang, Guangdao, Yong, Fan, Xu, Zhen, Qu, Weiying, Onditi, Kenneth O., Zhang, Baowei (2022): A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, eastern China. ZooKeys 1083: 129-146, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1083.78233
