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:
Scapteromys aquaticus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Quintela, Fernando Marques, Gislene Lopes Gonçalves, Sérgio Luiz Althoff, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2014-06-03 / 2014-06-03
Article/Chapter Title:
A new species of swamp rat of the genus Scapteromys Waterhouse, 1837 (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) endemic to Auracaria angustifolia Forest in Southern Brazil
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 3811, no. 2
Page(s):
207-225
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2014/3811%282%29.html
Reference for:
Scapteromys aquaticus
Scapteromys aquaticus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Scapteromys aquaticus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Retained as a species (e.g., Cabrera, 1961; Gyldenstolpe, 1932) until Massoia and Fornes (1964) realigned aquaticus as a subspecies of S. tumidus, a reallocation commonly observed in later systematic works (Corbet and Hill, 1991; Hershkovitz, 1966c; Honacki et al., 1982; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Karyotypic differences consistently disclosed between aquaticus (2n = 32) and tumidus (2n = 24) have persuaded others to retain the two as distinct species (Brum et al., 1973; Brum-Zorilla et al....