Leptomys elegans (Thomas, 1897)

Musser, Guy G., Helgen, Kristofer M. & Lunde, Darrin P., 2008, Systematic Review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species, American Museum Novitates 3624 (1), pp. 1-60 : 5-6

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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/587.1

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scientific name

Leptomys elegans
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

5. Southern Highlands Province, Kikori River Basin, Mount Sisa (ca. 06 ° 099S, 142 ° 459E): ‘‘ Mount Sisa ’’ ( AM 14167; PNGNM 23932–34); Mount Sisa, 1500 m ( AM M15457 View Materials ); Bobole, 1100–1450 m ( AM M15573 View Materials , 17129); Fau, 750 m ( AM M17132, 17321); Magidobo, 1450 m, southern slopes of Mount Sisa ( AM M18618 View Materials ); Namosado, 750– 1000 m ( AM M17130), 800 m ( AM M14171 View Materials ). Leary and Seri (1997) provide a map and other relevant information for Mount Sisa and environs; Plowman (1983) presents floristic, climatic, and other information for Magidobo; see also Dwyer (1984).

6. Southern Highlands Province, Wassi Falls , (06 ° 449S, 143 ° 369E), 490 m ( AM M32103). See Leary and Seri (1997) for map and additional information .

7. Central Province, Wharton Range, Mafulu (08 ° 319S, 147 ° 009E), 1253 m ( AMNH 104199 About AMNH , 104200 About AMNH ). See Archbold and Rand (1935) for map and description of the locality .

8. Central Province, Astrolabe Range: ‘‘behind Port Moresby’ ’ ( MSCN 32988 ) ; Sogeri (09 ° 259S, 147 ° 269E), 410 and 450 m ( AMNH 108449 About AMNH , 108450 About AMNH ) ; ‘‘ Karema, Brown River Forest Station , 40 km NW Port Moresby ’’ (09 ° 129S, 147 ° 149E, for Karema), about 20 m (see Zweifel, 1972) ( BBM-NG 60171 ) ; Baruari Rest House (09 ° 309S, 147 ° 209E), 520 m ( AMNH 108447 About AMNH , 108448 About AMNH ) ; ‘‘Astrolabe Gebirge’’ ( ZMB 31782) .

9. Northern (5 Oro) Province, Mount Victory , Kwin River (09 ° 129S, 149 ° 059E), 800 m ( AM M29378) .

10. Milne Bay Province, Maneau Range, north slopes of Mount Dayman (Number 3 camp, 09 ° 499S, 149 ° 169E), 700 m ( AMNH 158203 About AMNH , 158204 About AMNH ). See map and description of the locality in Brass (1956) .

AM

Australian Museum

ZMB

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Zoological Collections)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Leptomys

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