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--> GENUS Cryptotis
SPECIES Cryptotis peregrina
Author: | Merriam, 1895. | Citation: | N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 24. | Common Name: | Oaxacan Broad-clawed Shrew | Type Locality: | Mexico, Oaxaca, Mtns near 15 mi. (24 km) southwest of Oaxaca and just pass Santa Inéz, 9500 ft. (2900 m). Further specified by Woodman and Timm (2000). | Distribution: | Mexico, Oaxaca, Sierra de Cuatro Venados and Sierra Yucuyacua. | Comments: | C. mexicana group, goldmani subset. Formerly included in mexicana (see Choate, 1970), but raised to species level by Woodman and Timm (1999). Further restricted and defined by Woodman and Timm (2000). |
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