Neomys teres

G. S. Miller, 1908

Transcaucasian Water Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Nectogalini
Genus : Neomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1908-01-01. Two new mammals from Asia Minor. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)1(1):68-70.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295767

Original name as described

Neomys teres

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/43156625-5ab5-4842-a95f-75ba684306ab

Type locality

"edge of brook in mountains (altitude 7000 feet [= 2134 m]) 25 miles [= 40 km] north of Erzeroum [= Erzurum, Erzurum Province], Turkey."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004204

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Neomys teres

G. S. Miller, 1908

Family

Soricidae

Root name

teres

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/43156625-5ab5-4842-a95f-75ba684306ab

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295767

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29659/22282493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neomys fodiens balkaricus

Ognev, 1926

Family

Soricidae

Root name

balkaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-13901

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-13901

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Ученые Записки Северо-Кавказского института краеведения

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Neomys teres balkaricus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

balkaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Neomys teres leptodactylus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

leptodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Neomys teres schelkovnikovi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

schelkovnikovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Neomys teres teres

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

teres

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Neomys schelkovnikovi

Satunin, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

schelkovnikovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Trud. Obshch. Izuch. Chernomorsk. Poberezh.

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Neomys leptodactylus

Satunin, 1914

Family

Soricidae

Root name

leptodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Neomys shelkovnikovi

M. V. Zaitsev & Baryshnikov, 2002

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shelkovnikovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia

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