Australian Museum Journal A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae: Mammalia) with descriptions of two new species
- Shortform:
- Groves and Flannery, 1994, Rec. Aust. Mus. 46(2): 145–169
- Author(s):
- Groves, C. P.; Flannery, Tim F.
- Year published:
- 1994
- Title:
- A revision of the genus Uromys Peters, 1867 (Muridae: Mammalia) with descriptions of two new species
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 145
- End page:
- 169
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.12
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 28 July 1994
- Cover date:
- 28 July 1994
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MAMMALIA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 02 February 2009
- Available online:
- 27 February 2009
- Reference number:
- 12
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (91kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (3979kb PDF)
Abstract
Uromys Peters, 1867 is re-defined so that it is monophyletic. The clade includes nine species placed in two monophyletic subgenera: U. (Cyromys) includes the species porculus, rex and imperator; U. (Uromys) includes the species anak, neobritannicus, hadrourus, caudimaculatus, emmae n.sp. and boeadii n.sp. Uromys (Cyromys) includes more plesiomorphic species, which are all restricted to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Species of U. (Uromys) are more derived, as in their possession of greatly simplified molars, and in having the number of interdental ridges of the soft palate greatly multiplied. The genus is widespread in Melanesia and northern Australia. Three distinct subspecies of U. caudimaculatus, and three of U. anak (one new) are recognised. Uromys boeadii n.sp., from Biak Island, and Uromys emmae n.sp., from Owi Island, both in Geelvinck Bay, are newly described.