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Melomys rubex Thomas 1922

Description

Melomys rubex Thomas, 1922. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 9:263.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Djajawidjaja Div., Doormanpad-bivak (3° 30' S., 138° 30' E „ 1410 m).

DISTRIBUTION: Interior New Guinea.

COMMENT: For information supplementing the original description, see Thomas, 1922, Nova Guinea, 13:730 (JIM). Type locality discussed by Laurie and Hill, 1954:124.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011038015001.

Notes

Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 5), pp. 504-560 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 529, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353037

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Biodiversity

Family
Muridae
Genus
Melomys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Species
rubex
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Melomys rubex Thomas, 1922 sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982

References

  • Laurie, E. M. O., and J. E. Hill. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758 - 1952. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London, 175 pp.