Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Amphinectomys
Amphinectomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Amphinectomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Oryzomyini. A water rat morphologically similar to Nectomys but with more expansive interdigital webbing and broader interorbital region (Malygin et al., 1994). The new genus was differentially diagnosed with respect to nearby populations of Nectomys squamipes sensu Hershkovitz (1944), now well known to be a heterogeneous composite (see below); the relationship and generic status of savamis should be confirmed within a broader sampling of Nectomys species and other oryzomyines. The karyotyp...