Sorex veraecrucis Jackson 1925

Sorex veraecrucis Jackson 1925, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 38: 128.

Type Locality: [Mexico], "Xico, 6000 ft. [1829 m], Veracruz ".

Vernacular Names: Veracruz Shrew.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sorex veraecrucis subsp. veraecrucis Jackson 1925

Subspecies Sorex veraecrucis subsp. cristobalensis Jackson 1925

Subspecies Sorex veraecrucis subsp. oaxacae Jackson 1925

Distribution: Mexico, from Coahuila to Chiapas at elevations ranging from 1600 to 3650 m or more (Carraway, ms).

Discussion: Referred to unnamed subgenus by George (1988:456, under S. saussurei). Previously included in S. saussurei (e.g., Junge and Hoffmann, 1981) but resurrected by Carraway (ms, 2003).