Praomys petteri Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys 2003

Praomys petteri Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys 2003, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 50: 333.

Type Locality: Central African Republic, Boukoko, 03E54' N, 17E56' E.

Vernacular Names: Petter's Praomys.

Distribution: Tropical lowland rainforest in S Cameroon, S Central African Republic, and S Republic of Congo.

Discussion: One of the largest-bodied species of Praomys in the P. tullbergi group. Populations formerly included in P. morio (F. Petter, 1965; Matthey, 1965), P. lukolelae (F. Petter, 1975; Genest-Villard, 1980; Granjon, 1991; Chevret et al., 1994), or considered distinct but unnamed (Musser and Carleton, 1993). Phylogenetic affinities discussed by Van der Straeten et al. (2003), who compared P. petteri with samples of P. rostratus, P. misonnei, P. verschureni, and P. lukolelae . Locally sympatric with either P. tullbergi or P. jacksoni in Republic of Congo (Granjon, 1991).