Zygodontomys J. A. Allen 1897

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 : 1185

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Zygodontomys J. A. Allen 1897 View in CoL , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 9: 38.

Type Species: Oryzomys cherriei J. A. Allen 1895

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen and Chapman 1893)

Species Zygodontomys brunneus Thomas 1898

Discussion: Oryzomyini . Zygodontomys was considered a member of the phyllotine group by Hershkovitz (1962), an affinity disputed by others ( Hooper and Musser, 1964 a; Olds and Anderson, 1989; Pearson and Patton, 1976), or as Sigmodontinae incertae sedis ( Reig, 1984; Voss, 1991 a). Classification in Oryzomyini formally proposed by Voss and Carleton (1993), a tribal relationship supported by Steppan (1995) and Bonvicino et al. (2003 d). First revised by Hershkovitz (1962), who included South American populations now allocated to Bolomys (= Necromys ) lasiurus (see Maia and Langguth, 1981; Reig, 1987; Voss and Linzey, 1981). Generic definition emended and species taxonomy revised by Voss (1991 a), as followed here; in addition to the two species that Voss recognized, Reig (in Reig et al., 1990 a) considered microtinus as valid, a possibility that deserves further exploration. Karyology reported by Gardner and Patton (1976, Costa Rica and Colombia), Reig et al. (1990 a, Venezuela), and Mattevi et al. (2002, Brazil); all karyotypes summarized as well as new variants reported by Bonvicino et al. (2003 d).

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Bonvicino, C. R., L. S. Maroja, J. A. de Oliveira, and J. R. Coura. 2003 d. Karyology and morphology of Zygodontomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from the Brazilian Amazon, with a molecular appraisal of phylogenetic relationships of this genus. Mammalia, 67: 119 - 131.

Gardner, A. L., and J. L. Patton. 1976. Karyotypic variation in oryzomyine rodents (Cricetinae) with comments on chromosomal evolution in the Neotropical cricetine complex. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University, 49: 1 - 48.

Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.

Hooper, E. T., and G. G. Musser. 1964 a. The glans penis in Neotropical cricetines (Family Muridae) with comments on classification of muroid rodents. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 123: 1 - 57.

Maia, V., and A. Langguth. 1981. New karyotypes of Brazilian akodont rodents with notes on taxonomy. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 46: 241 - 249.

Mattevi, M. S., T. Haag, A. P. Nunes, L. F. B. Oliveira, J. L. P. Cordeiro, and J. Andrades-Miranda. 2002. Karyotypes of Brazilian representatives of genus Zygodontomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae). Mastozoologia Neotropical, 9: 33 - 38.

Pearson, O. P., and J. L. Patton. 1976. Relationships among South American phyllotine rodents based on chromosome analysis. Journal of Mammalogy, 57: 339 - 350.

Reig, O. A. 1984. Distribucao geografica e historia evolutiva dos roedores muroideos sulamericanos (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Revista Brasileira de Genetica, 7: 333 - 365.

Reig, O. A., M. Aguilera, and A. Perez-Zapata. 1990 a. Cytogenetics and karyosystematics of South American oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). II. High numbered karyotypes and chromosomal heterogeneity in Venezuelan Zygodontomys. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 55: 361 - 370.

Steppan, S. J. 1995. Revision of the Tribe Phyllotini (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae), with a phylogenetic hypothesis for the Sigmodontinae. Fieldiana: Zoology, n. s., 80: 112 pp.

Voss, R. S., and A. V. Linzey. 1981. Comparative gross morphology of male accessory glands among Neotropical Muridae (Mammalia: Rodentia) with comments on systematic implications. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 159: 1 - 41.

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Voss, R. S., and M. D. Carleton. 1993. A new genus for Hesperomys molitor Winge and Holochilus magnus Hershkovitz (Mammalia, Muridae) with an analysis of its phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates, 3085: 39 pp.