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GENUS Petromyscus

Author:Thomas, 1926.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 17: 179.
Type Species:Praomys collinus Thomas and Hinton, 1925.
Comments:Most faunal lists, either with or without reservations, have recognized only two species (Ellerman et al., 1953; Meester et al., 1986; Misonne, 1974). We retain our earlier arrangement (Musser and Carleton, 1993), based on study of museum specimens and original descriptions, and continue to recognize four morphologically distinctive species, a conclusion also recorded by Skinner and Smithers (1990). Comprehensive systematic revision should be undertaken.
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Offspring:

SPECIES barbouri

SPECIES collinus

SPECIES monticularis

SPECIES shortridgei

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