Field notes, v1430
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Tom Larson Collected Elephantulus Trapansis Genus species - Elephantulus trapensis. Family - Macroscelididae Superfam - Macroscelidoidea Order - INSECTIVORA Cohort - UNGULICULATA Example Specimen - G.C. Shortridge, No. 670, 17 Nov. 1936, ? King Wm's town Museum, Ezelfontein, nr. Leliefontein, Namaqualand. H-B-102, TL-120, HF-32.5, Ear 26.5 Description Head - Snout elongated with dark stripe running along top, tip of nose black, small groove under snout, short light brown hairs on snout, fur on head a mottled brownish buff on top, slate grey hair bases, cheeks and side of head an ashy grey with slate grey base, chin yellow, white hairs, whiskers black, long and sparse, ears long with short dark hairs outside, light buff hairs inside. Body - on shoulders, back, and behind ears a buffy brown with slate grey bases, mottled buff-brown on posterior back, sides lighter grey-brown, giving way to grey-white below with slate grey bases. Tail - Base of tail naked, tail about same length,