Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970

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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Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970 , Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19: 277.

Type Locality: Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Jacaltenango, 5400 ft. (1646 m).

Vernacular Names: Merriam's Small-eared Shrew.

Distribution: Highlands of S Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, N Nicaragua, and N Costa Rica.

Discussion: C. nigrescens group. Formerly included in nigrescens , but redefined by Woodman and Timm (1993). Occurs syntopically with nigrescens in Costa Rica (Woodman, 2000).