1877. _Sorex (Notiosorex) crawfordi_ Coues, Bull. U. S.
Geol. and Geog. Surv. Territories, 3:651, May 15, type from
near old Fort Bliss, approximately 2 mi. above El Paso, El
Paso Co., Texas.
1895. _Notiosorex crawfordi_, Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna,
10:32, Dec. 31.
_Distribution in Tamaulipas_.--Known only from two
localities in southwestern part of state.
The two specimens examined were collected in July, one in tropical
forest and the other in pine-oak forest; each was a lactating female
and each weighed 5 grams.
Judging from Merriam's (1895:32) description, the two females differ
from the type and three specimens from San Diego, Texas, in having a
unicolored tail and in being slightly larger externally. When more
abundant material is available the _Notiosorex crawfordi_ of
northeastern Mexico probably will be found to represent a new
subspecies; for the present I follow Findley (1955:616) in referring
Tamaulipan specimens to _N. crawfordi_.
_Measurements._--External measurements of the specimens from
Jaumave and Palmillas, respectively: 90, 90; 28, 31; 11,
11.5; 8, 8. For cranial measurements see Findley (1955:32).
_Records of occurrence._--Specimens examined, 2: Jaumave,
2400 ft., 1; Palmillas, 4400 ft., 1.
=Scalopus inflatus= Jackson