Komodomys rintjanus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Komodomys
Species: Komodomys rintjanus
Name
[edit]Komodomys rintjanus (Sody, 1941)
- Holotype: RMNH.MAM.9801.a, RMNH.MAM.9801.b, skin and skull, collected by J.K. de Jong on 8 November 1929.
- Type locality: “Lohoboeaja, Rintja, W. of Flores”, Indonesia.
Combinations
[edit]- Rattus rintjanus Sody, 1941: 310 [Original combination]
- Komodomys rintjanus: Musser & Boeadi, 1980: 397 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Sody, H.J.V. 1941. On a collection of rats from the Indo-Malayan and Indo-Australian regions (with descriptions of 43 new genera, species and subspecies). Treubia 18(2): 255–325. DOI: 10.14203/treubia.v18i2.2605 Internet Archive Reference page.
- Musser, G.G. & Boeadi 1980. A new genus of murid rodent from the Komodo Islands in Nusatenggara, Indonesia. Journal of Mammalogy 61(3): 395–413. DOI: 10.2307/1379834 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Komodo Rat