Uromys lamington Troughton 1937a
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Uromys lamington Troughton 1937a |
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Uromys lamington Troughton 1937a View in CoL
Rec. Aust. Mus. 20 (2): 126. (27 August 1937).
Common name. Mottled-tailed Giant Rat.
Current name. Uromys caudimaculatus papuanus ( Ramsay, 1883) , following Jackson & Groves (2015).
Holotype. M.4684 by original designation. Male, [Field no. 65], skull, study skin, collected and presented by Mr C. T. McNamara during 1929, registered September 1929.
Condition. Cranium and left dentary complete; incomplete right dentary missing part of the coronoid process. Study skin: bald patch on the dorsal surface behind the right ear, otherwise complete and in good condition.
Type locality. Mount Lamington district, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea.
Comments. Description apparently based on one specimen.
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