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:
Lophuromys chrysopus
Lophuromys chrysopus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lophuromys chrysopus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Lophuromys, L. aquilus species group (W. Verheyen et al., 2002). Described as a subspecies of L. aquilus by Osgood (1936) but subsequently included in L. flavopunctatus (Yalden et al., 1976, 1996). Allozymic, chromosomal, as well as morphological and morphometric data (Aniskin et al., 1997; Lavrenchenko et al., 1998b, 2000; W. Verheyen et al., 2002 ) distinguish chrysopus as a separate species from both L. flavopunctatus and L. brevicaudus. The chromosomal composition alone signale...