Notes on the Philippine rat, Limnomys, and the identity of Limnomys picinus, a composite. American Museum novitates ; no. 2636

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dc.contributor.authorMusser, Guy G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:44:10Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:44:10Z
dc.date.issued1977en_US
dc.description14 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 13-14).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Limnomys is a genus of small rats represented by a handful of specimens from the Philippine Islands. Three species have been included within Limnomys: L. sibuanus, the type-species, and L. mearnsi, both from Mindanao; and L. picinus from Mindoro. I show in the present paper that mearnsi is likely only a geographic variant of L. sibuanus, and that the holotype of L. picinus is a composite: the skin is that of a juvenile of Rattus mindorensis and the skull is from a specimen of Limnomys mearnsi. The content of Limnomys is then restricted to one species with possible geographic variants; that species is now known only from the mountains of Mindanao. Its possible relatives live in forests of central Celebes"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2950
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2636en_US
dc.subject.lcshLimnomysen_US
dc.subject.lcshRattus -- Philippinesen_US
dc.subject.lcshRodents -- Philippinesen_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Philippinesen_US
dc.titleNotes on the Philippine rat, Limnomys, and the identity of Limnomys picinus, a composite. American Museum novitates ; no. 2636en_US
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