Rattus novaeguineae Taylor and Calaby, 1982 . In Taylor et al., Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 173:259

TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Kalolo Creek, 1070 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Recorded only from Papua New Guinea "from Kassam westward to Karimui in the north, and southward to Koranga, at altitudes ranging from 740 to 1525 m " (Taylor et al., 1982:259; see map on p. 258).