
New collection locality of Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam, 1895) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) in the south lowlands of Guatemala, Central America
Author(s) -
Cristian KrakerCastañeda,
Lázaro Guevara,
Consuelo Lorenzo,
Jorge Bolaños-Citalán,
Elida María Leiva-González
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mammalogy notes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2382-3704
DOI - 10.47603/manovol5n1.22-25
Subject(s) - geography , shrew , forestry , subtropics , rainforest , archaeology , ecology , biology
In January 2013, we carried out a mammal inventory in the south lowlands of Guatemala (elevation below 500 m), in the south slope of the Tecuamburro Volcano, in Taxisco, Santa Rosa. The area is immersed in Subtropical Very Wet Forest (Castañeda 2008). We captured a male adult shrew in a pitfall container located within a riparian forest, following the river bank locally known as El Pajal, at 410 msnm (14,119N, -90,505W). The specimen was collected, and prepared as dried skin and skull following the protocols of The Animal Care and Use Committee (Gannon et al. 2007). As a collaboration agreement, it was housed as voucher in the Mammals Collection of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico