Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse 1844)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1110

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Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse 1844)
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[Akodon] megalonyx Waterhouse 1845 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 154.

Type Locality: Chile, Valparaíso Prov., Lake Quintero.

Vernacular Names: Large Long-clawed Akodont.

Synonyms: Chelemys microtis ( Philippi 1900) ; Chelemys niger (Philippi 1872) ; Chelemys scalops (Gay 1847) .

Distribution: C Chile, coastal region from Coquimbo Prov. south to Cautín Prov.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Tamayo and Frassinetti (1980) listed delfini (see above account) as a subspecies of C. megalonyx .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Chelemys

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Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse 1844)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Akodon] megalonyx

Waterhouse 1844: 154
1844
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