Melomys rufescens paveli K. Helgen, 2003

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Melomys rufescens paveli K. Helgen, 2003

J. Zool. 261(2): 168, tables 3–4. (cover date October 2003).

Common name. Pavel’s Seram Mosaic-tailed Rat.

Current name. Melomys paveli K. Helgen, 2003 ; following Musser & Carleton (2005).

Holotype. M.31923 by original designation. Female adult, [Field no. GT199], skull ( Fig. 40 ), study skin, skinned body in alc., collected 30 May 1993 by Pavel German and Elizabeth Tasker; registered 22 June 1995.

Condition. Incomplete cranium, missing most of braincase and both auditory capsules, both zygomatic arches; right dentary missing angular process; left dentary complete. Study skin complete.

Type locality. Near the village of Piliana (c. 3°15'S 129°30'E, alt. c. 400 m), south coast of Seram , Maluku Province, Indonesia .

Comments. Described from the only known specimen (Gerrie & Kennerley, 2016).

Figures

Figure 40. AM M.31923, holotype skull of Melomys rufescens paveli K. Helgen, 2003. (Photography by Stuart Humphreys).