Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Guy G. Musser Author Michael D. Carleton text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 501 755 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353098 1-56098-217-9 7353098 Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 13:298 . TYPE LOCALITY: Australia , Queensland , Torres Strait, Bramble Cay, about 9°S , 144°E . DISTRIBUTION: Australia ; endemic to Bramble Cay at the extreme northern end of the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland ( Limpus et al., 1983 ). COMMENTS: Studies of blood proteins and morphology suggested M. rubicola was closely related to M. capensis , which is endemic to Cape York in N Queensland ( Limpus et al., 1983 ). Structure of sperm head described by Breed (1984) .