Paramelomys gressitti Menzies 1996

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 : 1432

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Paramelomys gressitti Menzies 1996 , Aust. J. Zool., 44: 407.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Wau region, near summit of Mt Kaindi, 2300 m.

Vernacular Names: Gressitt's Paramelomys.

Distribution: Known only from 2300 m on Mt Kaindi and 2400 m on Mt Garaina (80 km from Mt Kaindi), both in Morobe Province. In addition to the five specimens in the type series listed by Menzies (1996:407), five others have also been collected on Mt Kaindi ( USNM 357443-357445, 357488, and 357489).