NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



t. Nasilio brachyrhynchus, A. Smith. Short-snouted Elephant 

 Shrew. 



1. Petrodromus tetradactylus, Pet. Four-toed Jumping Shrew. 



2. Petrodromus schwanni, Thos. and Wrought. P.Z.S., 1907, 



p. 288. 



3. Petrodromus beires Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 1913, p. 69. 



Family : ERINACEIDJE 



(The Hedgehogs) 



Small animals covered with short sharp spines. 

 This family inhabits the British Isles, Europe, Southern Asia 

 and Africa. 



South African species 

 I. Erinaceus frontalis, A. Smith. South African Hedgehog. 



Family : SORICIDJE 

 (The Shrews') 



Small mouse-like animals with long snouts, the sides of which 

 are more or less swollen by the roots of the numerous whisker 

 bristles. Nostrils open laterally; tip of snout bifid; eyes very 

 small ; tail well developed and covered with short bristles inter- 

 mixed with a few longer white hairs ; skull long and narrow ; a 

 gland for secreting a defensive musky-smelling fluid at the base 

 of each fore limb. 



This family is spread over Europe, Asia and Africa. 



South African species 



1. Pachyura varilla, Thos. The Small Shrew. 



2. Pachyura gratula, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 1906, p. 781. 



3. Pachyura gracilis, Blainv. 



1. Crocidura Jlavescens, Geoff. The Large Shrew. 



2. Crocidura cinnamomea, Licht. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 1913, 



p. 79. 



3. Crocidura hirta flavidula, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 1905, 



i. p. 264. 



4. Crocidura martemi, Dobs. Marten's Shrew. 



5. Crocidura pilosa, Dobs. The Hairy Shrew. 



6. Crocidura silacea, Thos. The Grey Shrew. 



7. Crocidura mariquensis, A. Smith. 



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