The Indochinese short-tailed shrew (''Blarinella griselda'') is a species of

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of the family Soricidae found in

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and

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. The species is a semifossorial red-toothed shrew with a stout body and short, slender tail. ''

Blarinella ''Blarinella'' is a small genus of shrews in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It contains the following three species: *Indochinese short-tailed shrew (''Blarinella griselda'') *Asiatic short-tailed shrew (''Blarinella quadrati ...

'' is distinguished from all other Southeast Asian shrew genera by their long claws, intensive colored red-tipped teeth, and five upper unicuspids. Although this species is classified under ''

'', recent

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analysis suggests this species should be classified under a new genus.

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Blarinella Mammals described in 1912 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{redtoothed-shrew-stub