Edward's Leopoldamys

discussion

Remarks: L. edwardsi is distributed in western and central China only, thus, the species in Myanmar could possibly be another cryptic species distributed throughout the southern China (Li et al. 2019). Further taxonomic identification for this species is needed in Myanmar.

Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist

distribution

Distribution: China, Vietnam and Northern Myanmar (recorded in Hukaung Valley WS).

Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist

discussion

Discussion: Requires taxonomic revision. Association of the synonyms with L. edwardsi essentially derives from Osgood’s (1932: 311) suggestion, which has yet to be tested by careful systematic study. Osgood included the Malayan and Sumatran ciliatus (including setiger), along with the S Vietnam milleti, as forms of L. edwardsi, but we list them as separate species. In addition to the synonyms assembled by Osgood (1932) and Musser (1981 b), Xu and Yu (1985) described hainanensis from Hainan Isl. Those specimens have significantly smaller external, cranial, and dental measurements than characterize other samples of L. edwardsi and if adults may represent a separate species. Phallic morphology described by Yang and Fang (1988) in context of assessing phylogenetic relationships among Chinese murines. Ecological relationships with species of Bandicota, Mus, Maxomys, Niviventer, and Rattus in S Yunnan reported by Wu et al. (1996). A large series (in AMNH and IEBR) collected between 200 and 1200 m in the N Truong Son Range along the N Vietnam-Laos border in Hà T « nh Province of Vietnam resembles L. edwardsi in pelage coloration but approaches L. sabanus in relative tail length and other

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae

distribution

Distribution: NW India (W Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland; Agrawal, 2000; Ellerman, 1961); N Burma (Anthony, 1941; Ellerman, 1961), S and C China (to S Anhui, including Hainan Isl; G. M. Allen [1940] Liu et al. [1985], Wang [2003], Wu et al. [1996]), N Laos (Ellerman, 1961; Osgood, 1932), N and C Vietnam (Dang et al., 1994; Lunde et al., 2003 b; Osgood, 1932), and isolated montane population in N Thailand (Phu Kadeung Plateau, Loei Province; J. T. Marshall, Jr., 1977 a). Range (excluding ciliatus and milleti) mostly extracted from Musser (1981 b), Corbet and Hill (1992), and specimens examined in AMNH, BMNH, FMNH, IEBR, MVZ, RMBR, and USNM.

Order Rodentia - Family Muridae