The Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew (Cryptotis brachyonyx) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the western slopes of the central Cordillera Oriental at elevations from . It resembles C. colombiana. The species is only known from four individuals collected at two localities, the most recent record being from 1925.
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Further reading Woodman, N. (2003.) A new small-eared shrew of the Cryptotis nigrescens-group from Colombia (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) // Proc. of the Biol. Soc. of Washington 116(4): 853-872.