Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield 1851)

[Erinaceus] nudiventris Horsfield 1851, Cat. Mamm. Mus. E. India Co.: 136.

Type Locality: India, "Madras" = Madras city or Tamil Nadu province.

Vernacular Names: Bare-bellied Hedgehog.

Distribution: Few records from the S Indian provinces Madras (= Tamil Nadu) and Travancore (= Kerala).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as Hemiechinus nudiventris .

Discussion: Biswas and Ghose (1970) gave nudiventris specific rank while Corbet (1988:156-157) regarded it as a distinct subspecies of micropus . Provisionally listed as a species, following Frost et al. (1991:29).