Rattus arrogans Thomas 1922
Rattus arrogans Thomas 1922 Rattus arrogans Thomas 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 263. Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), N slopes Snow Mtns (Pegunungan Maoke), Doormanpad-bivak, 2400 m, 03E30'S, 138E30'E (Laurie and Hill, 1954). Vernacular Names: Western New...
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| Summary: | Rattus arrogans Thomas 1922 Rattus arrogans Thomas 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 263. Type Locality: New Guinea, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), N slopes Snow Mtns (Pegunungan Maoke), Doormanpad-bivak, 2400 m, 03E30'S, 138E30'E (Laurie and Hill, 1954). Vernacular Names: Western New Guinea Mountain Rat. Synonyms: Rattus haymani (Ellerman 1941); Rattus klossi Thomas 1913. Distribution: Western New Guinea; recorded from the central mountainous backbone of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya; Pegunungan Maoke) eastward to the Star Mtns in W Papua New Guinea (longitude 141 EE), 2200-4050 m (some of the material cited by Taylor et al., 1982 as Rattus niobe arrogans Flannery and Seri, 1990; specimens in AMNH). Conservation: haymani (Ellerman, 1941); klossi Thomas, 1913 [not Bonhote, 1906]. Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1466, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 |
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