First record of the Northern Ecuadorian Shrew, Cryptotis niausa Moreno Cárdenas & Albuja, 2014 (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae), in Colombia

In Colombia, seven species of small-eared shrews of the genus Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 have been reported, and five of them endemic to the country. Here, we present the first confirmed record from Colombia of Cryptotis niausa Moreno Cárdenas & Albuja, 2014, a species that was previously known from...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 1345 - 1352
Main Authors Mejía-Fontecha, Ingrith Yuliany, Velásquez-Guarín, Daniela, Pérez Tapie, Karol Dangeli, Ossa-Lopez, Paula Andrea, Rivera-Páez, Fredy Arvey, Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2021
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Summary:In Colombia, seven species of small-eared shrews of the genus Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 have been reported, and five of them endemic to the country. Here, we present the first confirmed record from Colombia of Cryptotis niausa Moreno Cárdenas & Albuja, 2014, a species that was previously known from only nine localities in Ecuador. The Colombian record comes from the Departamento de Nariño, in extreme southwestern Colombia, and it is supported by morphology and cytochrome- b gene evidence. This record increases to eight the number of species of Cryptotis from Colombia.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/17.5.1345