Chiruromys lamia Thomas 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1304

Chiruromys lamia Thomas 1897

Chiruromys lamia Thomas 1897 , Ann. Mus . Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 18: 615.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, lower Kemp Welch River, Ighibirei (see Thomas, 1897 a:4, for details) .

Vernacular Names: Broad-headed Chiruromys.

Synonyms: Chiruromys kagi ( Tate 1951) .

Distribution: Mainland Papua New Guinea; known only from the Owen Stanley Range in SE Papua, from 1200 to 2300 m (Flannery, 1995 a; specimens in AMNH, BMNH).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Occurs in the same general mainland region as C. forbesi , but replaces it at higher elevations. Specimens and habitat on eastern flanks of Mount Dayman discussed by Cole et al. (1997).