Scotinomys teguina (Alston 1876)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1085

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Scotinomys teguina (Alston 1876)
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[Hesperomys] teguina Alston 1877 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1876: 755.

Type Locality: Guatemala, Alta Verapaz Dept., Cobán.

Vernacular Names: Short-tailed Singing Mouse.

Synonyms: Scotinomys apricus ( Bangs 1902) ; Scotinomys cacabatus Goodwin 1945 ; Scotinomys endersi Goodwin 1946 ; Scotinomys episcopi Enders and Pearson 1939 ; Scotinomys escazuensis Goodwin 1945 ; Scotinomys garichensis Enders and Pearson 1939 ; Scotinomys irazu (J. A Allen 1904) ; Scotinomys leridensis Enders and Pearson 1939 ; Scotinomys rufoniger Sanborn 1935 ; Scotinomys stenopygius Buchanan and Howell 1967 ; Scotinomys subnubilis Goldman 1935 .

Distribution: Intermediate elevations of Middle America from E Oaxaca, México, to W Panamá.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Level of differentiation and status of populations north ( teguina ) and south ( irazu ) of the Nicaraguan Depression merit reconsideration. Hooper (1972) recognized four subspecies.