Solenodontidae Gill 1872

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 : 222

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11340959
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scientific name	Solenodontidae Gill 1872
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Solenodontidae Gill 1872 View in CoL

Solenodontidae Gill 1872 View in CoL , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 11 (1): 19.

Genera: 1 genus with 4 species:

Genus Solenodon Brandt 1833 (4 species with 2 subspecies)

Discussion: Dobson (1882 a:82) was the first to raise Gill's subfamily to family level. The inclusion of this family in the Soricomorpha may not be justified; see Asher (1999), Whidden and Asher (2001), and Asher et al. (2002).