Solenodon cubanus Peters 1861

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 222

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scientific name	Solenodon cubanus Peters 1861
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Solenodon cubanus Peters 1861 , Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1861: 169.

Type Locality: Cuba, Oriente Prov., Bayamo.

Vernacular Names: Cuban Solenodon.

Synonyms: Solenodon poeyanus Barbour 1944 .

Distribution: Extant only in SE Cuba; Late Quaternary and Amerindian sites all over the island ( Ottenwalder, 2001:317).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Sometimes placed in a distinct genus or subgenus, Atopogale , see Hall and Kelson (1959:22) and Hall (1981:22), but see Poduschka and Poduschka (1983:225-238) who regarded Atopogale as a synonym of Solenodon . For biological information see Varona (1983 b) and Ottenwalder (2001).