New collection locality of Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam, 1895) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) in the south lowlands of Guatemala, Central America

Abstract

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

Keywords

• shrews