Blarina hylophaga Elliot, 1899

Braun, Janet K., Mares, Michael A., Coyner, Brandi S. & Loucks, Lynda S., 2020, New Records Of Mammals From Oklahoma, Occasional Papers of the Museum 364, pp. 1-24 : 4

Blarina hylophaga Elliot, 1899

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina hYlophaga is distributed in the central and eastern portions of the state and is absent from western Oklahoma and the Panhandle. Some clarification of the distribution of B. hYlophaga and verification of the presence of B. brevicauda in Oklahoma was presented by Pfau and Braun (2013). Caire et al. (1989) reported records for 26 counties. Since then, this species has been reported for an additional 14 counties. The observation from Caddo County noted by Caire et al. (1989) is a specimen in the National Museum of Natural History. Stangl et al. (1992) and Stangl and Carr (1997) reported records for the counties of Grady and Okmulgee, respectively. Braun and Revelez (2005) reported records for Craig, Major, Mayes, and Seminole counties. McDonald et al. (2006) reported specimens from Alfalfa, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Jef- ferson, Nowata, and Ottawa counties, and Pfau and Braun (2013) reported a record for Cotton County. Two counties (Le Flore and Pushmataha) are represented by observational records ( Caire et al. 1989). New county records are reported for Canadian, Cherokee, and Pawnee counties. The specimen from Pawnee County was originally recorded as being from Noble County; however, the locality is in Pawnee County.

Specimen records (20). — Canadian County (3): 27.4 km SW El Reno , 1 ( UCOCV-MAM 3572 ) ; 27.4 km SE El Reno , 1 ( UCOCV-MAM 3908 ) ; 0.8 km N of Edmond Rd on Morgan Rd , 1 ( UCOCV-MAM 3947 ) . Cherokee County (16): E-facing slope above Bolin Hollow off rd down to Hatcher Pass , Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area, 323, 35°41'55.6080"N, - 094°49'46.0200"W, 12 ( OMNH 37963-37965 , 37967- 37973 , 37975-37976 ) ; Frank Lee Spring , Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area, 289 m, 35°41'20.2560"N, - 094°50'49.3800"W, 4 ( OMNH 37962 , 37966 , 37974 , 37977 ) . Pawnee County (1): 3.7 km N, 4 km E jct Hwy 177 and Hwy 15E, 1 ( OMNH 13344 ) .