Crocidura caspica Thomas 1907

Crocidura caspica Thomas 1907, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 20: 197.

Type Locality: Iran, S coast of Caspian Sea.

Vernacular Names: Caspian Shrew.

Distribution: Iran, S coast of Caspian Sea.

Discussion: A distinct, chocolate-brown shrew formerly included in C. russula (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966) or C. leucodon . Zaitsev (1993) redefined the species and mapped its range.