Cryptotis meridensis Thomas, 1898

Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 69-130 : 108-109

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scientific name	Cryptotis meridensis Thomas, 1898
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Cryptotis meridensis Thomas, 1898 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 1:457.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, " Merida, alt. 2165 m."

DISTRIBUTION: Cordillera de Merida, and mountains near Caracas, Venezuela, see Tello (1979).

COMMENTS: This species was commonly included in thomasi ( Handley, 1976; Eisenberg, 1989) but is much larger and has a more robust dentition. Choate (pers. comm., 1983) and Hutterer (1986d) therefore considered meridensis a valid species.