Melomys
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Melomys
Species (22 + 1†): M. aerosus – M. arcium – M. bannisteri – M. bougainville – M. burtoni – M. capensis – M. caurinus – M. cervinipes – M. cooperae – M. dollmani – M. fraterculus – M. frigicola – M. fulgens – M. howi – M. leucogaster – M. lutillus – M. matambuai – M. obiensis – M. paveli – †M. rubicola – M. rufescens – M. spechti – M. talaudium
Name
[edit]- Melomys Thomas, 1922: 261
Type species: Uromys rufescens Alston, 1877, by original designation.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Thomas, O. 1922. A subdivision of the genus Uromys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 9, 9 (51): 260–261. DOI: 10.1080/00222932208632669
Additional references
[edit]- Menzies, J.I. 1996. A systematic revision of Melomys (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 44(4): 367–426. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960367 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Melomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.