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.