P.D. JENKINS, C.J. RAXWORTHY AND R.A. NUSSBAUM 



Fig. 6 Cranium of Microgale drouhardi (FMNH 154562) from left to right, dorsal, ventral, and lateral view of cranium and mandible. 



parietal-supraoccipital junction rounded or subangular. Short dia- 

 stemata present between anterior teeth from II to P3 and usually 

 present on either side of p2; 13 often distinctively caniniform, 

 usually anteroflexed, anterior accessory cusp usually absent or very 

 reduced and distostyle may be reduced (see Fig. 7). Upper canine 

 long and slender, notably greater in crown height than other teeth in 

 upper dentition (including P3), root usually evident externally a 

 swelling in rostrum. Talonid of m3 slightly reduced, talonid basin 

 narrow and entoconid lacking (see Fig. 8). 



Variation. There is a moderately high degree of variation in 

 pelage coloration between populations. Specimens from PN de la 

 Montagne d' Ambre are usually dark brown, with or without a rufous 



wash; those from Bekolosy, PN de Mantady, Didy and Andasibe, 

 also RS d'Analamazaotra (see Stephenson, 1995) are bright rufous 

 or rufous brown dorsally, with a buff or rufous wash ventrally; 

 specimens from RS d'Ambatovaky are dull rufous brown dorsally, 

 grey ventrally; those from RNI de Zahamena are light rufous brown 

 dorsally, with a rufous wash ventrally; while specimens from RNI 



Fig. 7 Buccal view of left permanent anterior dentition of Microgale 

 drouhardi (FMNH 154514) I1-P2 above, il-p2 below. Scale = 1 mm. 



Fig. 8 Deciduous left anterior dentition of Microgale drouhardi (UMMZ 

 168480): buccal view of dIl-dP2 above, buccal view of dil-dp2 below. 

 Below right lingual view of right m3. Scale = 1 mm. 



