Family SOLENODONTIDAE

(SOLENODONS)

• Large insectivores with long flexible snouts, sometimes supported by unique bony os proboscis, and dental venom delivery system with deeply grooved second lower incisor associated with enlarged submaxillary gland.

• 35-75 cm.

• Neotropical Region.

• Dry, moist, wet, pine tropical forests, and human-modified landscapes.

• 2 genera, 2 species, 4 extant taxa.

• 1 species Endangered; 1 species Extinct shortly before 1600.