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Cryptotis nelsoni Merriam 1895

Description

Cryptotis nelsoni Merriam 1895

Cryptotis nelsoni Merriam 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 26.

Type Locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Volcán Tuxtla, 4800 ft. (1460 m).

Vernacular Names: Nelson's Small-eared Shrew.

Distribution: Known only from type locality.

Discussion: C. mexicana group. Included in mexicana by Choate (1970) and Hall (1981), but given species rank by Woodman and Timm (1999).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 273, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Soricomorpha
Family
Soricidae
Genus
Cryptotis
Species
nelsoni
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cryptotis nelsoni Merriam, 1895 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Choate, J. R. 1970. Systematics and zoogeography of Middle American shrews of the genus Cryptotis. University of Kansas, Publications of the Museum of Natural History, 19: 195 - 317.
  • Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.
  • Woodman, N., and R. M. Timm. 1999. Geographic variation and evolutionary relationships among broad-clawed shrews of the Cryptotis goldmani-group (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae). Fieldiana: Zoology, n. s., 91 (1497): 1 - 35.