Journal of Threatened Taxa (May 2009)
Occurrence of the Madras Tree Shrew <i>Anathana ellioti</i> (Waterhouse) (Scandentia: Tupaiidae) in the Biligirirangan Hills, Karnataka, India
Abstract
The Madras Tree Shrew Anathana ellioti (Waterhouse 1850) is a small mammal belonging to the order Scandentia, and is endemic to peninsular India. It inhabits deciduous forests and has till date not been reported from the Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRT WLS) or the contiguous hill ranges or from anywhere else in the state of Karnataka. We provide details of nine independent sightings of this species from six locations in the BRT WLS between 2003 and 2008. Photographs of the three individuals from different locations are also presented. These records indicate an extension of the range of this species in the BRT WLS, and possibly the forests contiguous to the protected area.