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Cryptotis thomasi Merriam 1897
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Cryptotis thomasi Merriam 1897
Cryptotis thomasi Merriam 1897, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 227.
Type Locality: Colombia, Plains of Bogota, near city of Bogota, 9000 ft. (2740 m), "on G. O. Child's estate".
Vernacular Names: Thomas' Small-eared Shrew.
Synonyms: Cryptotis avia G. M. Allen 1923.
Distribution: Colombia, highlands above 2700 m around Bogotá in the Eastern Cordillera.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Woodman (1996) redefined the species and included avia as a synonym.
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 274, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/BFF703DCC4E4C98D20FE0AB477F0FE06 (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/F70061A0CFADAA44FA7FBA8635BD4A58 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231545026 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Merriam
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Soricomorpha
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Cryptotis
- Species
- thomasi
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Cryptotis thomasi Merriam, 1897 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Merriam, C. H. 1897. The generic names Ictis, Arctogale, and Arctogalidia. Science, 5: 302.
- Woodman, N. 1996. Taxonomic status of the enigmatic Cryptotis avia (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae), with comments on the distribution of the Colombian small-eared shrew, Cryptotis colombiana. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 109: 409 - 418.