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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Nesomyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Petromyscinae
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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