Fly River Leptomys
Leptomys signatus Tate & Archbold, 1938
Also calledFliegenflußwasserratte (deu) · Fly-Neuguinea- \ (deu) · Fly-Neuguinea- \\ (deu) · Flywaterrrat (nld) · Leptomys a front blanc (fra) · Nowogwinejek krasowy (pol) · länsiuuden-guineanrotta (fin) · Флайская крыса (rus) · モンミズネズミモドキ (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.982 p.2
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: The diagnostic traits Tate and Archbold (1938) used to separate this species from the other two (short, dense fur and gray upperparts with a white blaze on forehead) identify a lowland population of Leptomys that shows no morphological intergradation with samples of the other three species of Leptomys (Musser and Lunde, ms). Leptomys signatus is still known only by the four examples in the type series.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Known only from the type locality along lower Fly River; limits unknown.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Sturt Isl Camp, Fly River (north bank), near sea level, 08 ° 15 ' S, 142 ° 15 ' E.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: The diagnostic traits Tate and Archbold (1938) used to separate this species from the other two identify a lowland population of Leptomys that shows no morphological intergradation with samples of either L. elegans or L. ernstmayri. This species is still known only by the four examples in the type series.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437736.