Akodon polopi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Akodon
Species: Akodon polopi

Name

• Akodon polopi Jayat, Ortiz, Salazar-Bravo, Pardiñas & D'Elía, 2010: 34

Holotype: MACN 23486, adult ♂, skin, skull, skeleton and tissues in alcohol.

Type locality: “Pampa de Achala, 6 km E (by highway 34) from antena repetidora La Posta, 2200 m (31º36’ 44.5” S, 64º 48’ 48.7” W), San Alberto Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina.”

Synonyms

• Akodon viridescens Braun, Mares, Coyner & Van Den Bussche, 2010: 393 [synonymised by D’Elía, Jayat, Ortiz, Salazar-Bravo & Pardiñas, 2010: 64]

Holotype: IADIZA-CM 6268 (OMNH 36364), adult ♂, skin, skull, skeleton, tissues.

Type locality “Argentina: San Luis: Coronel Pringles, 9 km N Paso del Rey, elevation 4,800 feet (1,455 m).”

References

Primary references

• Jayat, J.P., Ortiz, P.E., Salazar-Bravo, J., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D'Elía, G. 2010. The Akodon boliviensis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Argentina: species limits and distribution, with the description of a new entity. Zootaxa 2409: 1–61. Preview. Reference page. 
• Braun, J.K., Mares, M.A., Coyner, B.S. & Van Den Bussche, R.A. 2010. New species of Akodon (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from central Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy 91(2): 387–400. DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-048.1 Reference page. 
• D'Elía, G., Jayat, J.P., Ortiz, P.E., Salazar-Bravo, J. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2011. Akodon polopi Jayat et al., 2010 is a senior subjective synonym of Akodon viridescens Braun et al., 2010. Zootaxa 2744: 62–64. Preview Reference page.