Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877

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 : 272

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scientific name	Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877
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Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877 , Bull. U. S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., 3: 652.

Type Locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Jalapa, ca. 1520 m.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Small-eared Shrew.

Distribution: Humid upper tropical zone in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz ( Mexico); altitudinal range 520 to 2600 m (Carraway, ms; Fa, 1989).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: C. mexicana group. Reviewed by Choate (1970; 1973, Mammalian Species No. 28), who recognized four subspecies, mexicana , nelsoni , obscura , and peregrina ; the latter three were regarded as separate species by Woodman and Timm (1999).