Solenodon paradoxus Brandt 1833

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 : 223

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scientific name	Solenodon paradoxus Brandt 1833
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Solenodon paradoxus Brandt 1833 , Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg, ser. 6, 2: 459.

Type Locality: Dominican Republic (Hispaniola), Port-au-Prince ( Baranova et al., 1981:4).

Vernacular Names: Hispaniolan Solenodon.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Solenodon paradoxus subsp. paradoxus Brandt 1833

Subspecies Solenodon paradoxus subsp. woodi Ottenwalder 2001

Distribution: S Haiti and Dominican Republic (Hispaniola).

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

Discussion: Systematics, biogeography and ecology reviewed by Ottenwalder (1999, 2001) who also described a distinctly smaller form from S Hispaniola as subspecies woodi. Allard et al. (2001) found a considerable genetic variability in the mitochondrial control region in samples from Hispaniola which may correspond to the morphological variation recognized by Ottenwalder (2001).