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south of the Fall Line. This shrew also occurs in the extreme northwest- 

 ern part of the state (French 1982). 



Cryptotis parva Say, Least Shrew. An uncommon shrew of field 

 habitats throughout the state, which is most abundant on the Coastal 

 Plain (Golley 1962). Two subspecies are recognized in Georgia (Hall 

 1981): Cryptotis parva parva (Say) is statewide except in the extreme 

 south, and C. p. floridana (Merriam) is known only from Thomas, 

 Grady, Camden and Mcintosh counties (Golley 1962; Neuhauser 1972). 



Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus), Eastern Mole. A common fossorial 

 species inhabiting a variety of habitats statewide. Three subspecies are 

 recognized in Georgia (Yates and Schmidly 1978; Hall 1981): Scalopus 

 aquaticus aquaticus (Linnaeus) is known only from the extreme north- 

 east; S. a. australis (Chapman) occurs in the southeastern third of the 

 state; and S. a. howelli (Jackson) occurs throughout the northwestern 

 two-thirds of the state. 



Condylura cristata parva Paradiso, Star-nosed Mole. A very rare, 

 largely aquatic mole that reaches the southern limit of its range in 

 Georgia. It is known only from Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, 

 Jackson, and Union counties (Peterson and Yates 1980). 



Myotis lucifugus lucifugus (LeConte), Little Brown Myotis. This 

 bat is known only from Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker coun- 

 ties. Other previously published localities (Golley 1962; Hall and Kelson 

 1959; Hall 1981) were based on misidentifications (Davis and Rippy 

 1968). The type locality, "Georgia, probably the LeConte Plantation, 

 near Riceboro, Liberty County . . ." (Miller and Allen 1928) is ques- 

 tionable because there are no specimens with data to suggest that M. 

 lucifugus occurs in the Coastal Plain (Davis and Rippy 1968). This 

 uncommon species inhabits buildings and caves. 



Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads), Southeastern Myotis. Statewide, 

 but not known from the southeastern tier of counties adjoining South 

 Carolina. The species is common in the southern part of the state and is 

 often confused with M. lucifugus (Davis and Rippy 1968). It inhabits 

 trees, caves, and buildings (Hall and Kelson 1959). 



Myotis grisescens Howell, Gray Myotis. Known in Georgia from 

 only two localities, in Polk and Clarke counties (Baker 1965). These 

 specimens were probably transients, since the primary range of this cave 

 dweller is northwest of Georgia. The species is considered endangered 

 under State and Federal regulations (Odom et al. 1977). 



Myotis keenii septentrionalis (Trouessart), Keen's Myotis. This sol- 

 itary bat is rare in Georgia, where most records are from the northwest- 

 ern mountains. There it inhabits caves (Fitch and Schump 1979). Van 

 Zyll de Jong (1979) suggested that the nominal subspecies septentriona- 

 lis is a separate species from M. keenii. We follow Hall (1981) and Jones 



