Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, and E. Verheyen 2003
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Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, and E. Verheyen 2003
Dasymys rwandae W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, and E. Verheyen 2003, Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belg., Biol., 73: 45.
Type Locality: NW Rwanda, Virunga Volcanoes (Nyungwe Forest), Kinigi, 2250 m (01°26’S, 29°36’E, as per W. Verheyen et al., 2003).
Vernacular Names: Rwandan Dasymys.
Distribution: Probably endemic to the Virunga Volcanoes forming eastern rim of the Rift Valley in Rwanda (W. Verheyen et al., 2003).
Discussion: Member of the D. incomtus species complex, and diagnosed by multivariate analyses of craniodental measurements and complete mtDNA cytochrome b sequences relative to examples of D. alleni and D. bentleyae (W. Verheyen et al., 2003). Specimens from mountains to the south in W Burundi are not D. rwandae but D. bentleyae judged from craniometric data.
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A2267A57FF8A65DA07E1D2E970F9422A (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/ECF93CA003345CD11490B75AF2A62C76 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231539892 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- W. Verheyen, Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, and E. Verheyen
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Dasymys
- Species
- rwandae
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Dasymys rwandae Verheyen, 2003 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Verheyen, W. N., J. L. J. Hulselmans, T. Dierckx, M. Colyn, H. Leirs, and E. Verheyen. 2003. A craniometric and genetic approach to the systematics of the genus Dasymys Peters, 1875, selection of a neotype and description of three new taxa (Rodentia, Muridae, Africa). Bulletin de L'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie, 73: 27 - 71.