Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam, 1895)
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Goldman’s Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis goldmani View in CoL
French: Musaraigne de Goldman / German: Goldman-Kleinohrspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de unas anchas de Goldman
Other common names: Goldman's Shrew, Goldman's Small-eared Shrew
Taxonomy. Blarina mexicana goldmani Merriam, 1895 ,
“ mountains near Chilpancingo , Guerrero, Mexico (altitude, 10,000 feet [= 3048 m]).” Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to “latitude 17-51°N, longitude 99-54°W.” GoogleMaps
Cryptotis goldmani was included as a subspecies of C. alticola until N. Woodman and R. M. Timm in 1999 recognized it as distinct. L. Guevara and F. A. Cervantes in 2014 and A. B. Baird and colleagues in 2018 found that C. goldmani was in the C. goldmani group, with C. alticola and C. peregrinus, and sister to C. peregrinus. Baird and colleagues in 2018 also found that the C. goldmani group was sister to the C. goodwini group (although with relatively
low confidence). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution.
C.g.goldmaniMerriam,1895—OmiltemiareaofGuerrero(SCMexico).
C. g. machetes Merriam, 1895 — Oaxaca (SC Mexico); probably Chiapas. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 63-84 mm, tail 26-36 mm, hindfoot 12:5-15 mm; weight 5-14 g. Goldman’s Broad-clawed Shrew is medium-sized. Dorsum is dark brown, and venteris lighter, with venter hairs white-tipped ( goldmani ) or blond-tipped (machetes). Feet are relatively long and broad, with long wide claws; posterior part oflegs is lighter than anterior part. Tail is short (¢.33% of head-body length), covered with short hair, and is slightly bicolored, being darker above than below. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Zygomatic processes extend posteriorly and ventro-laterally to below occlusal surface of teeth; zygomatic process is also elliptical, unlike the Popocatepetl Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. alticola ); fourth unicuspid partial obscured or not visible when viewing skull laterally; and I, has two denticles and deep interdenticular space. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Wet highland pine-oak and fir forests and less commonly dry lowland forests at elevations of 1550-3000 m in Guerrero and 2250-3200 m in Oaxaca.
Food and Feeding. Probably carnivorous/insectivorous.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew is semi-fossorial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew has a relatively wide distribution and seems to be common, although it might be threatened by deforestation and agricultural and urban development.
Bibliography. Baird et al. (2018), Carraway (2007, 2014a), Cassola (2016i), Choate (1970), Guevara & Cervantes (2014), Hutterer (2005b), Woodman & Timm (1999).
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