Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905
Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905, Izv. Kavkas. Mus., 2: 57. Type Locality: Turkmenistan, Kopet Dag Mtns, Chuli Valley, near Ashkhabad. Vernacular Names: Middle East Vole. Synonyms: Microtus (Microtus) kermanensis Roguin 1988. Distribution:...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:11357023 2024-09-15T18:18:45+00:00 Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 Wilson, Don E. Reeder, DeeAnn 2005-12-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11357023 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FEB978C6671CCA3B7247491F9D62AD8B unknown The Johns Hopkins University Press https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316535 http://publication.plazi.org/id/05F3D1847A4743C70A50558FE6B48509 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/FEB978C6671CCA3B7247491F9D62AD8B https://www.gbif.org/species/231522675 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11357022 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11357023 oai:zenodo.org:11357023 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FEB978C6671CCA3B7247491F9D62AD8B info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Cricetidae Microtus Microtus transcaspicus info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2005 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1135702310.5281/zenodo.731653510.5281/zenodo.11357022 2024-07-25T09:34:25Z Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905, Izv. Kavkas. Mus., 2: 57. Type Locality: Turkmenistan, Kopet Dag Mtns, Chuli Valley, near Ashkhabad. Vernacular Names: Middle East Vole. Synonyms: Microtus (Microtus) kermanensis Roguin 1988. Distribution: Dry montane steppe habitats on isolated mountains from N slopes of Kopet-Dag Mtns in S Turkmenistan (Meyer et al., 1996), mountains in E Iran in the NE (Khorassan Prov, 5 km N Kashmar, USNM) and S (Kuh-e Laleh-Zar and Kuh-e Hazar Mtns south of Kerman; Roguin, 1988), and the Hindu Kush of N Afghanistan (Ellerman, 1948; Parvan Prov, Shibar Pass, FMNH). Conservation: IUCN – Endangered as M. kermanensis , Lower Risk (lc) as M. transcaspicus . Discussion: Subgenus Microtus , arvalis species group (Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1987, 1998; Pavlinov et al., 1995 a Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Based on banding chromosomal data, Mazurok et al. (1996 b ) closely allied M. transcaspicus with M. levis among species in the M. arvalis group, an association also supported by allozymic data (Mezhzherin et al., 1993) and syntheses of karyology, morphology, and hybridization (Meyer et al., 1996). Taxonomy reviewed by Malygin (1978), Meyer et al. (1981, 1996), and Meyer (1983). Roguin (1988) described kermanensis as a species, recognized as part of the M. arvalis group (Musser and Carleton, 1993; Pavlinov et al., 1995 a Zagorodnyuk, 1990). His description and specimen measurements fall within the range of variation typical of M. transcaspicus (see review of M. transcaspicus in Turkmenistan by Meyer et al., 1996), as do those large-bodied specimens of " M. arvalis " from N Afghanistan reported by Niethammer (1970) and Hassinger (1973). Microtus transcaspicus is a valid species diagnosed in part by its very large size and diploid number (adult occipitonasal length = 28-32 mm, 2n = 52) compared with the smaller-bodied M. arvalis (occipitonasal length = 22-28 mm, 2n = 46). Microtus arvalis does occur in the mountains of N Iran but has not been ... Other/Unknown Material Microtus arvalis Zenodo |
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Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905, Izv. Kavkas. Mus., 2: 57. Type Locality: Turkmenistan, Kopet Dag Mtns, Chuli Valley, near Ashkhabad. Vernacular Names: Middle East Vole. Synonyms: Microtus (Microtus) kermanensis Roguin 1988. Distribution: Dry montane steppe habitats on isolated mountains from N slopes of Kopet-Dag Mtns in S Turkmenistan (Meyer et al., 1996), mountains in E Iran in the NE (Khorassan Prov, 5 km N Kashmar, USNM) and S (Kuh-e Laleh-Zar and Kuh-e Hazar Mtns south of Kerman; Roguin, 1988), and the Hindu Kush of N Afghanistan (Ellerman, 1948; Parvan Prov, Shibar Pass, FMNH). Conservation: IUCN – Endangered as M. kermanensis , Lower Risk (lc) as M. transcaspicus . Discussion: Subgenus Microtus , arvalis species group (Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1987, 1998; Pavlinov et al., 1995 a Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Based on banding chromosomal data, Mazurok et al. (1996 b ) closely allied M. transcaspicus with M. levis among species in the M. arvalis group, an association also supported by allozymic data (Mezhzherin et al., 1993) and syntheses of karyology, morphology, and hybridization (Meyer et al., 1996). Taxonomy reviewed by Malygin (1978), Meyer et al. (1981, 1996), and Meyer (1983). Roguin (1988) described kermanensis as a species, recognized as part of the M. arvalis group (Musser and Carleton, 1993; Pavlinov et al., 1995 a Zagorodnyuk, 1990). His description and specimen measurements fall within the range of variation typical of M. transcaspicus (see review of M. transcaspicus in Turkmenistan by Meyer et al., 1996), as do those large-bodied specimens of " M. arvalis " from N Afghanistan reported by Niethammer (1970) and Hassinger (1973). Microtus transcaspicus is a valid species diagnosed in part by its very large size and diploid number (adult occipitonasal length = 28-32 mm, 2n = 52) compared with the smaller-bodied M. arvalis (occipitonasal length = 22-28 mm, 2n = 46). Microtus arvalis does occur in the mountains of N Iran but has not been ... |
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Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 |
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Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 |
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Microtus (Microtus) transcaspicus Satunin 1905 |
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