Callistomys pictus (Pictet 1841)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1575-1592 : 1577

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Callistomys pictus (Pictet 1841)
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[Nelomys] pictus Pictet 1841 , Not. Anim. Nouv. Mus. Geneve: 29.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Painted Tree-rat.

Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Echimys pictus .

Discussion: Previously included in the genus Isothrix (Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1940; Patton and Emmons, 1985; Waterhouse, 1848), Nelomys ( Goldman, 1916; Pictet, 1843; Thomas, 1916 e, f), or Echimys ( Moojen, 1952; Tate, 1935), but placed in a new genus, Callistomys , by Emmons and Vucetich (1998).