Crocidura arispa Spitzenberger 1971

Crocidura arispa Spitzenberger 1971, Ann. Naturhistor. Museum Wien, 75: 547.

Type Locality: S Turkey, Vil. Nigde, ca. 20 km ESE Ulukisla, mountains S Madenköy.

Vernacular Names: Jackass Shrew.

Distribution: Taurus Mtns of S Turkey; known only from two localities (Kryštufek and Vohralík, 2001:91).

Discussion: A rare shrew living in rocky areas. First described as a subspecies of pergrisea (Spitzenberger, 1971 a), then assigned to serezkyensis (Hutterer, 1993 a), and finally given species rank by Kryštufek and Vohralík (2001).