REEVALUATION OF THE STATUS OF CHODSIGOA-SODALIS THOMAS, 1913 (MAMMALIA, INSECTIVORA, SORICIDAE)

In 1913 Thomas described the shrew Chodsigoa sodalis from Taiwan based on only 1 skull. This species has been regarded as a synonym of Soric ulus (Episoriculus) fumidus Thomas, 1913 because of insufficient infor mation. 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 montan a areas of Taiwan. In this paper, we confirm S. (C.) sodalis as a vali d species and describe its external features for the first time.