Protochromys Menzies 1996
Protochromys Menzies 1996, Aust. J. Zool., 44: 416.
Type Species: Melomys fellowsi Hinton 1943
Species and subspecies: 1 species:
Species Protochromys fellowsi (Hinton 1943)
Discussion: Uromys Division. Member of the New Guinea Old Endemics that is morphologically and morphometrically closely related to Melomys and Paramelomys (Menzies, 1996) .