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:
Uromys siebersi
Uromys siebersi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Uromys siebersi: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Originally described as a species but subsequently treated as a subspecies of Uromys caudimaculatus (Ellerman, 1941; Rümmler, 1938) or synonym of U. caudimaculatus aruensis (Laurie and Hill, 1954). In their revision of Uromys, Groves and Flannery (1994) identified siebersi as a taxon of 'uncertain status' because they could not allocate it to any of the subspecies of U. caudimaculatus they recognized. Still known only by two skins and a single skull (Groves and Flannery, 1994), Thomas's sie...