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GENUS Rheomys
Author: | Thomas, 1906. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 17: 421. | Type Species: | Rheomys underwoodi Thomas, 1906. | Comments: | Ichthyomyini. All named forms suggested as conspecific under trichotis by Hershkovitz (1966c) but Voss (1988) recognized four species. Formerly included trichotis (Tate, 1932), a species later designated as the type of Chibchanomys (Voss, 1988). Neorheomys, diagnosed as a subgenus (Goodwin, 1959a), was placed in full synonymy by Voss (1988). Separation from Ichthyomys questioned by Ellerman (1941) and Hall (1981); relationships, generic stature, and Mesoamerican endemism illuminated by Voss (1988). |
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