Cryptotis nigrescens J. A. Allen 1895

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 : 273

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Cryptotis nigrescens J. A. Allen 1895 , Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 7: 339.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, San José Province, San Isidro.

Vernacular Names: Blackish Small-eared Shrew.

Synonyms: Cryptotis tersus Goodwin 1954 ; Cryptotis zeteki Setzer 1950 .

Distribution: Highlands above 800 m in Costa Rica and W Panama.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: C. nigrescens group. Choate (1970) included mayensis and merriami as subspecies, but see Woodman and Timm (1993) who revised the nigrescens group.