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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
The species or trivial name potamogalis evidently refers to a highly distinctive fish-eating mammal, the West African water shrew potamogale velox Du Chaillu, 1868 (Ref. 85567).
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References using the name as accepted
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