Cryptotis magnimana (Woodman & Timm, 1999)

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Honduran Broad-Clawed Shrew

Cryptotis magnimana

French: Musaraigne a grandes pattes / German: GroRpfoten-Kleinohrspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de unas anchas de Honduras

Taxonomy. Cryptotis goodwini magnimana Woodman & Timm, 1999 ,

“ 2-5 km N, 1-6 km E Cerro San Juanillo [14°30’N, 87°53’W], Reserva Biologica Cordillera de Montecillos , Comayagua Department, Honduras, 1730 m.”

The epithet magnimana cannot become “magnimanus” for gender agreement, because magnimana is not an adjectival Latin form and does not end in a Latin adjective. Cryptotis magnimana is in the C. goodwini group and was previously included as a subspecies by original designation and later a synonym of C. goodwini ; it is now recognized as a distinct species based on morphometric studies. It has not been included in any phylogenetic studies butis

distinct based on morphometrics, although additional research is needed to confirm its specific status. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from Cordillera de Montecillos in Comayagua Department (W Honduras).

Descriptive notes. Head—body 80 mm, tail 25 mm, hindfoot 14 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew is medium-sized and smaller than Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. goodwini ), with broad forefeet and claws. Dorsum of the Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew is dark brown, and hairs are individually silver, with brown to pale brown tips. Venter is slightly lighter brownish olive. Feet are relatively long and broad, with long wide claws. Tailis very short (31% of head-body length), dark brown, and covered with short hair. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Tooth and maxillary unicuspid row are short compared with Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew, the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. oreoryctes ), and the Mam Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. mam ), and skull is smaller than in the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew and Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew. The Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew also has short palate compared with the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew. Fourth unicuspid is partially visible in lateral view of skull. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids.

Habitat. Mixed pine and broadleaf forest at an elevation of 1730 m (holotype).

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Honduran Broad-Clawed Shrew is only known from a single specimen found dead in the Reserva Biologica Cordillera de Montecillos. It might be threatened, but additional research is needed.

Bibliography. Woodman (2011b, 2015a), Woodman & Timm (1999).

Figures

On following pages: 90. Grizzled Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis obscurus); 91. Phillips's Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis phillipsii); 92. Eastern Cordillera Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis brachyonyx); 93. Colombian Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis colombianus); 94. Honduran Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis hondurensis); 95. Darien Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis merus); 96. Blackish Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens); 97. Lacandona Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis lacandonensis); 98. Yucatan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis mayensis); 99. Merriam'’s Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis merriami); 100. Berlandier’s Least Shrew (Cryptotis berlandieri); 101. Central American Least Shrew (Cryptotis orophilus); 102. North American Least Shrew (Cryptotis parvus); 103. Puebla Least Shrew (Cryptotis pueblensis); 104. Mexican Least Shrew (Cryptotis soricinus); 105. Tropical Least Shrew (Cryptotis tropicalis); 106. Popocatepetl Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis alticola); 107. Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis goldmani); 108. Oaxacan Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis peregrinus); 109. Talamancan Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis gracilis); 110. Santa Barbara Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis cavatorculus); 111. Celaque Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis celague); 112. Dark Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis griseoventris); 113. Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis mccarthy); 114. Muscular Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis lacertosus); 115. Honduran Broad-Clawed Shrew (Cryptotis magnimana); 116. Mam Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis mam); 117. Goodwin's Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis goodwini); 118. Highland Broad-clawed Shrew (Cryptotis oreoryctes); 119. Monteverde Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis monteverdensis); 120. Enders’s Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis endersi); 121. Aroa Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis aroensis); 122. Thomas's Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis thomasi); 123. Dinira Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis dinirensis), 124. Venezuelan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis venezuelensis), 125. Merida Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis meridensis); 126. Tama Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis tamensis); 127. Perija Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis perijensis); 128. Medellin Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis medellinius); 129. Western Colombian Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis squamipes); 130. Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis equatoris); 131. Osgood's Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis osgoodi); 132. Wandering Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis montivagus); 133. Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa); 134. Evaristo's Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis evaristoi); 135. Peruvian Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis peruviensis).

Distribution. Known only from Cordillera de Montecillos in Comayagua Department (W Honduras).