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SPECIES Trinomys mirapitanga

Author:Lara, Patton, and Hingst-Zaher, 2002.
Citation:Mamm. Biol., 67(10): 236.
Common Name:Dark-caped Atlantic Spiny-rat
Type Locality:Brazil, Bahia, 16 km W Porto Seguro, Estação Ecológica do Pau Brasil (16o22’S, 39o11’W, 40 m alt).
Distribution:Known only from the type locality.
Comments:Listed as Trinomys sp. in Lara and Patton (2000) and placed as the basal member of a clade also containing dimitiatus and iheringi (see also Lara et al., 2002).
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