Systematic review of genus Cerradomys Weksler, Percequillo and Voss, 2006 (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini) : with description of two new species from eastern Brazil

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Alternative: Review of Cerradomys

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3622

By

Percequillo, Alexandre Reis

Hingst-Zaher, Erika
Bonvicino, Cibele Rodrigues

Type

Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2008

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"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 , Classification , Mammals , Rodents , South America

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3622 2008

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/495.1
OCLC: 31835438