Moschiola meminna Erxleben, 1777

Groves, C. P. & Meijaard, E., 2005, Interspecific Variation In Moschiola, The Indian Chevrotain, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (suppl 12) s 12, pp. 413-422 : 418

2. Moschiola meminna Erxleben, 1777

Type. – none in existence.

Type locality. – (here selected), Wariyapola, 7°37’N, 80°13’E, 416m, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Distribution. – Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.

Diagnosis. – Colour and pattern much as in M. indica , but upper row of spots does notextensively fuse into acontinuous stripe on the shoulder. Size small, hindlegs relatively long (this is not an artifact of differing measurement styles; it can be verified bylaying the hindlegs. Measurements mostly intermediate between the other two species; in that the observed ranges are completely separate (and the means are at least 1 s.d. apart, usually 2 s.d.), the following are diagnostic cf. M. indica (in mm): zygomaticbreadth <50, occipital height (from basion) <27.5, width across canine alveoli <15, braincase breadth <33; and the following is diagnostic cf. M. kathygre new species: hindfoot>120.