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GENUS Paramelomys
Author: | Rümmler, 1936. | Citation: | Z. Säugetierk., 10: 248. | Type Species: | Uromys levipes Thomas, 1897. | Comments: | UromysDivision. 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 Guinea and separate from the species of Melomys. Analysis of albumin immunology of some species also supports their exclusion from Melomys (Watts and Baverstock, 1994a). All species revised by Menzies (1996). |
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