Taxonomy of short-tailed shrews (Genus Blarina) in Florida

Benedict, Russell A.; Genoways, Hugh H.; Choate, Jerry R.

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“…Several authors have presented the external measurements of the 4 species, but the measurements of B. hylophaga overlap with those of the other 3 species to some extent (Benedict 1999a(Benedict , 1999bBowles 1975;Davis and Schmidly 1994;Ellis et al 1978;Genoways and Choate 1972;Jones et al 1985;Kays and Wilson 2002;Schmidly 2004); therefore, external measurements are not reliable in defining each species. Cranial measurements of B. hylophaga also overlap those of other species in the genus (Benedict 1999a(Benedict , 1999bBenedict et al 2006;Ellis et al 1978;Genoways and Choate 1972;George et al 1981;Jones and Findley 1954;Moncrief et al 1982;Stangl and Carr 1997) and are not a particularly useful tool to distinguish among the 4 species. However, the dentaries might be a useful exception.…”

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“…1]) is a medium-sized species of the genus Blarina (Choate et al 1994;Jones et al 1985;Jones and Birney 1988;Jones and Glass 1960). B. hylophaga typically is smaller in size than B. brevicauda (northern short-tailed shrew -Davis 1941;Genoways and Choate 1972;Kays and Wilson 2002;Schwartz and Schwartz 2001) and B. shermani (Sherman's short-tailed shrew- Benedict et al 2006), and larger than B. carolinensis (southern short-tailed shrew- Jones et al 1985;Jones and Birney 1988;Jones and Glass 1960;Schmidly and Brown 1979). Several authors have presented the external measurements of the 4 species, but the measurements of B. hylophaga overlap with those of the other 3 species to some extent (Benedict 1999a(Benedict , 1999bBowles 1975;Davis and Schmidly 1994;Ellis et al 1978;Genoways and Choate 1972;Jones et al 1985;Kays and Wilson 2002;Schmidly 2004); therefore, external measurements are not reliable in defining each species.…”

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“…B. brevicauda has a karyotype of 2n 5 48, 49, or 50 and FN 5 48 (Genoways et al 1977;George et al 1982;Thompson and Hoffman 2009). No karyological data exist for B. shermani (Benedict et al 2006). In comparisons of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene (Cytb), B. hylophaga and B. brevicauda had 9.4% in differences of base pairs, whereas B. hylophaga and B. carolinensis had 7.1% in differences of base pairs (Brant and Ortí 2002).…”

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“…The southern population was then separated shortly after the Wisconsinan glaciation to form an eastern population, known today as B. carolinensis, and a western population, currently known as B. hylophaga, which appeared 1st in the fossil record (late Wisconsinan-early Holocene) in Missouri and Texas (Jones et al 1984). No fossil evidence for B. shermani exists (Benedict et al 2006).…”

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“…Davis, 1941Davis, 1941 Holotype: USNM 70874. Type Locality: USA: "Miami River, Dade County, Fla." Distribution: USA: most of peninsular Florida (Benedict et al, 2006). Remarks: Formerly treated as a subspecies of Blarina carolinensis (McCay, 2001;Benedict et al, 2006).…”

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American Recent Eulipotyphla: Nesophontids, Solenodons, Moles, and Shrews in the New World

Woodman¹

2018

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

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Woodman, Neal. American Recent Eulipotyphla: Nesophontids, Solenodons, Moles, and Shrews in the New World. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 650, vi + 107 pages, 27 figures, 1 table, 4 appendixes, 2 indexes, 2018.-The mammalian taxonomic order Eulipotyphla comprises the living families Erinaceidae (gymnures, hedgehogs, and moonrats), Solenodontidae (solenodons), Soricidae (shrews), and Talpidae (desmans and moles), as well as the recently extinct Nesophontidae (nesophontids). Morphological and molecular studies continue to alter our view of relationships within and among these families, and this research has added considerably to our understanding of the diversity, distributions, and relationships of many of the New World (i.e., North and South America and associated islands) species that comprise them. Currently, there are more than 450 recognized living species worldwide, making the Eulipotyphla the third most speciose order of mammals. In this work, I attempt to summarize the taxonomic results of recent studies, provide a guide to the most appropriate current applications of New World taxonomic names and their synonyms, and indicate current understanding of their distributions. The eulipotyphlans of this region currently include 111 recognized species of shrews, seven species of moles, and both living species of solenodons. Cover images, from left to right: Solenodon cubanus (Figure 7, top), Neurotrichus gibbsii (Figure 12), Sorex brevicaudatus (detail from Figure 17).

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Ludwig²

2015

Smithson Contrib Zool.

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Taxonomy of short-tailed shrews (Genus Blarina) in Florida

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Blarina hylophaga (Soricomorpha: Soricidae)

Blarina hylophaga (Soricomorpha: Soricidae)

American Recent Eulipotyphla: Nesophontids, Solenodons, Moles, and Shrews in the New World

Catalog of Type Specimens of Recent Mammals: Orders Didelphimorphia through Chiroptera (excluding Rodentia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

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