Scotinomys teguina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Neotominae
Tribus: Baiomyini
Genus: Scotinomys
Species: Scotinomys teguina

Name

Scotinomys teguina (Alston, 1876)

Holotype: BMNH 43.6.13.2, adult indet., skin and partial skull.

Type locality: “Coban [=Cobán], [Alta Verapaz Dept.,] Guatemala.”

Combinations

Hesperomys teguina Alston, 1876: 755 [original combination]
Akodon teguina: Bangs, 1902: 40 [subsequent combination]
Scotinomys teguina: Thomas, 1913: 409 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Scotinomys teguina episcopi Enders & Pearson, 1939: 1

Holotype: ANSP 18454, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Siola, Rio Colorado, which is a tributary of Rio Chiriquí Viejo, 10 miles west-northwest El Volcan Post Office, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 4100 feet.”

Scotinomys teguina garichensis Enders & Pearson, 1939: 2

Holotype: ANSP 18406, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Rio Gariché, 5 miles southwest of El Volcan Post Office, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 3200 feet.”

Scotinomys teguina leridensis Enders & Pearson, 1939: 3

Holotype: ANSP 18483, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Casita Alta, Finca Lerida, Boquete, Province de Chiriquí, Panama. Altitude 7000 feet.”

References

Primary references

Alston, E.R. 1892. On two new species of Hesperomys. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 755–757.
Enders, R.K. & Pearson, O.P. 1939. Three new rodent subspecies of Scotinomys from Chiriquí, Panama. Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 34: 1–4. Reference page.

Links

Scotinomys teguina in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Reid, F., Pino, J. & Samudio, R. 2016. IUCN: Scotinomys teguina (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20052A22390040. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20052A22390040.en

Vernacular names

English: Short-tailed Singing Mouse

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