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GENUS Liomys
Author: | Merriam, 1902. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 15: 44. | Type Species: | Heteromys alleni Coues, 1881 (= L. irroratus alleni, see Genoways, 1973). | Comments: | Revised by Genoways (1973) with current taxonomy reviewed by Williams et al. (1993). Rogers (1989, 1990) discussed phylogenetic relationships among species and relative to Heteromys. Genoways (1973:44-45), Dowler and Genoways (1978), and Williams et al. (1993) provide keys to species. Cervantes et al. (1999b) summarized karyotypic variability and relationships among Mexican species. |
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