Cerradomys scotti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Cerradomys
Species: Cerradomys scotti

Name

• Cerradomys scotti (Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Brazil, Goiás: municipality of Corumbá de Goiás (approx. 15°54′S, 48°48′W), Morro dos Cabeludos [= Morro de Cabeludo].”

Combinations

• Oryzomys scotti: Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002: 290 [original combination]
• [Cerradomys] scotti: Weksler, Percequillo & Voss, 2006: 8 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Oryzomys andersoni Brooks, Baker, Vargas, Tarifa, Aranibar & Rojas, 2004: 3 [synonymised by Emmons et al. (2006)]

Holotype: CBF 6151, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Pozo Mario, Estancia Las Conchas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; 17°35′46.9′′S; 59°30′20.5′′W.”

References

Primary references

• Langguth, A. & Bonvicino, C.R. 2002. The Oryzomys subflavus group, with description of two new species (Rodentia, Muridae, Sigmodontinae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 60(4): 285–294.
• Brooks, D.M., Baker, R.J., Vargas M., R.J., Tarifa, T., Aranibar, H. & Rojas, J.M. 2004. A new species of Oryzomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from an isolated pocket of Cerrado in eastern Bolivia. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 241: 1–11. Full article (PDF)
• Weksler, M., Percequillo & Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537: 1–29. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/5815 Reference page.