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spinesquills4

Three rows of specialized spines (center) make up the stridulating organ in the streaked tenrecs (Hemicentetes semispinosus).

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Identification: Hemicentetes semispinosus (streaked tenrec)
Date Taken: November 2003
Location: Madagascar
Contributors: Link E. Olson, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Subjects: Anatomy coloration/patterning disruptive coloration (spots/stripes); Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Subject Live Animal; Type Photo

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