Title
Systematic review of genus Cerradomys Weksler, Percequillo and Voss, 2006 (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini) : with description of two new species from eastern Brazil
Title Variants
Alternative:
Review of Cerradomys
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3622
By
Percequillo, Alexandre Reis
Hingst-Zaher, Erika
Bonvicino, Cibele Rodrigues
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2008
Notes
Title from caption.
"August 28, 2008."
Abstract also in Spanish.
Cerradomys is a monophyletic genus that includes four known species, Cerradomys subflavus, C. maracajuensis, C. marinhus, and C. scotti, distributed throughout the open vegetation belt across South America, from northeastern Brazil to southeastern Bolivia, and from eastern to northwestern Paraguay. We revised the status of the species currently assigned to this genus by analyzing skins, skulls, karyotypes, and cytochrome b DNA sequences. We also described two novel species, one distributed in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Sergipe, and the other in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Ceará, and Maranhão. Molecular analysis suggested the following phylogenetics arrangement: (((C. subflavus-C. sp.n.2) C. sp.n.1) C. scotti)(C. marinhus-C. maracajuensis)). Apparently, both novel species inhabit the Caatinga domain and penetrated the coastal Atlantic rainforest, differing from the remaining congeneric species that are typical open-area inhabitants.
Subjects
Cerradomys
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Classification
,
Mammals
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Rodents
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South America
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3622 2008
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/495.1
OCLC:
31835438
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