Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 13:298.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Queensland, Torres Strait, Bramble Cay, about 9°S, 144°E .

DISTRIBUTION: Australia; endemic to Bramble Cay at the extreme northern end of the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland (Limpus et al., 1983).

COMMENTS: Studies of blood proteins and morphology suggested M. rubicola was closely related to M. capensis, which is endemic to Cape York in N Queensland (Limpus et al., 1983). Structure of sperm head described by Breed (1984).