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:
Paramelomys
Paramelomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paramelomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Uromys Division. Originally described as a subgenus of Melomys by Rümmler (1936) and either retained as a synonym of that genus (Musser and Carleton, 1993; Tate, 1951) or ignored (Laurie and Hill, 1954) until Menzies (1996) rediagnosed Paramelomys and raised it to generic rank (using principally multivariate analyses of continuous variation in morphological traits). Included are nine species whose shared traits, according to Menzies, isolate them as a monophyletic group endemic to New Guine...