A new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. (American Museum novitates, no. 3872)

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dc.contributor.authorPavan, Silvia E.
dc.contributor.authorMendes-Oliveira, Ana C.
dc.contributor.authorVoss, Robert S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-13T16:50:27Z
dc.date.available2017-02-13T16:50:27Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-10
dc.description20 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.description.abstractWe describe a new species of the didelphid marsupial genus Monodelphis from Brazil, where it appears to be widely distributed in the states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre. Monodelphis saci, new species, belongs to the subgenus Mygalodelphys, and analyses of DNA sequence data suggest that it is most closely related to M. handleyi, M. osgoodi, and M. peruviana. Diagnostic morphological traits include pelage coloration, qualitative aspects of craniodental morphology, and a distinctive range of morphometric variation. The new species has sometimes been misidentified in the literature as M. kunsi, a distinct but apparently allopatric taxon. Monodelphis saci occurs sympatrically with M. emiliae, M. glirina, and M. touan in the rainforested lowlands south of the Amazon River.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/6696
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Museum of Natural History.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates;no.3872.
dc.subjectMonodelphis saci.en_US
dc.subjectShort-tailed opossums.en_US
dc.subjectRain forest animals.en_US
dc.subjectBrazil.en_US
dc.subjectAmazon River Region.en_US
dc.titleA new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. (American Museum novitates, no. 3872)en_US

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