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:
Thaptomys
Thaptomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Thaptomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Akodontini. Following its description as an akodontine genus, the taxon has been usually retained as a subgenus of Akodon (Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1941; Massoia, 1963a) or even a full synonym of the nominate subgenus (Reig, 1987). Recently, Hershkovitz (1990a, 1998) has reasserted the singular morphological traits of the taxon as 'definitely non-Akodon' and concurred with Thomas' (1916c) generic segregation. Cladistic interpretations of cytochrome b sequences portray nigrita as genetically...