Order Didelphimorphia Author Alfred L. Gardner text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 15 23 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353070 1-56098-217-9 7353070 Glironia Thomas, 1912 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 9:239 . TYPE SPECIES: Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 , by original designation.