Cuban Solenodon – Solenodon cubanus

Solenodon cubanusPeters, 1861

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Sometimes placed in a distinct genus or subgenus, Atopogale, see Hall and Kelson (1959:22) and Hall (1981:22), but see Poduschka and Poduschka (1983:225-238) who regarded Atopogale as a synonym of Solenodon. For biological information see Varona (1983b) and Ottenwalder (2001).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.