Cryptotis Pomel 1848

Cryptotis Pomel, 1848. Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat. Geneve, 9:249. TYPE SPECIES: Sorex cinereus Bachman, 1837 (= Sorex parvus Say, 1823). SYNONYMS: Brachysorex, Soriciscus, Xenosorex. COMMENTS: Tribe Blarinini; see Repenning (1967:37). Revised in part by Choate (1970) and Choate and Fleharty (1974); the South American species still call for a thorough study. Gureev (1979:433-437) listed many species which Choate (1970) considered synonyms. Formerly included C. surinamensis which was transferred to Sorex araneus by Husson (1963).Published as part of Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, pp. 69-130 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 108, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.735308