Scotinomys teguina

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Neotominae
Tribus: Baiomyini
Genus: Scotinomys
Species: Scotinomys teguina

Name

Scotinomys teguina (Alston, 1876)

Holotype: BMNH 43.6.13.2, adult indet., skin and partial skull.

Type locality: “Coban [=Cobán], [Alta Verapaz Dept.,] Guatemala.”

Combinations

Hesperomys teguina Alston, 1876: 755 [original combination]
Akodon teguina: Bangs, 1902: 40 [subsequent combination]
Scotinomys teguina: Thomas, 1913: 409 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Scotinomys teguina episcopi Enders & Pearson, 1939: 1

Holotype: ANSP 18454, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Siola, Rio Colorado, which is a tributary of Rio Chiriquí Viejo, 10 miles west-northwest El Volcan Post Office, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 4100 feet.”

Scotinomys teguina garichensis Enders & Pearson, 1939: 2

Holotype: ANSP 18406, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Rio Gariché, 5 miles southwest of El Volcan Post Office, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 3200 feet.”

Scotinomys teguina leridensis Enders & Pearson, 1939: 3

Holotype: ANSP 18483, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Casita Alta, Finca Lerida, Boquete, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 7000 feet.”

References

Primary references

Alston, E.R. 1892. On two new species of Hesperomys. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 755–757.
Enders, R.K. & Pearson, O.P. 1939. Three new rodent subspecies of Scotinomys from Chiriquí, Panama. Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 34: 1–4. Reference page.

Links

Scotinomys teguina 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.
Reid, F., Pino, J. & Samudio, R. 2016. IUCN: Scotinomys teguina (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20052A22390040. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20052A22390040.en

Vernacular names

English: Short-tailed Singing Mouse