Authenticated (19/8/02) by Galen Rathburn. Chair, IUCN-SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/afrotheria/ASG.html
Dermal: of, or relating to, the skin.
Diurnal: active during the day.
Invertebrate: animals with no backbone.
Monogamous: having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.