Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018)

San Pedro Mártir Mole (Scapanus anthonyi) is one of the three mole species found in Mexico. Its known distribution is restricted only to the upper parts of the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir in the state of Baja California. S. anthonyi is distinguished from the rest of the species of the Scapanus genus in its small size and having fewer teeth. Its observation is very difficult because of the gophers of the genus Thomomys in the same localities, so it is easier to find the galleries of the latter than those of the “Topo de manoplas” as they know it in the area (Photograph by Sergio Ticul Álvarez Castañeda).