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Romerolagus Merriam 1896
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Romerolagus Merriam 1896
Romerolagus Merriam 1896, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 10: 173.
Type Species: Lepus diazi Ferrari-Peréz 1893
Synonyms: Lagomys Herrera 1897.
Species and subspecies: 1 species:
Species Romerolagus diazi (Ferrari-Pérez 1893)
Discussion: Whether this monotypic genus represents "the most primitive of the living rabbits and hares" (Fa and Bell, 1990), or is closer to the more specialized leporids (Sylvilagus, Oryctolagus, Lepus) (Corbet, 1983), or is intermediate (Hibbard, 1963), remains controversial.
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, pp. 185-211 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 207, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/95E6C8AE18D226207F241D1CAC234490 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/F2EFA29BB2FC27067CE7F0AB77175F18 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231538920 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Merriam
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Romerolagus
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Romerolagus Merriam, 1896 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Fa, J. E., and D. J. Bell. 1990. The volcano rabbit Romerolagus diazi. Pp. 143 - 146, in Rabbits, hares and pikas (J. A. Chapman and J. E. C. Flux, eds.). I. U. C. N., Gland, Switzerland, 168 pp.
- Corbet, G. B. 1983. A review of classification in the family Leporidae. Acta Zoologica Fennica, 174: 11 - 15.
- Hibbard, C. W. 1963. The origin of the P / 3 pattern of Sylvilagus, Caprolagus, Oryctolagus and Lepus. Journal of Mammalogy, 44: 1 - 15.