Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2
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1189
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Sigmodon (Sigmodon) planifrons
Nelson and Goldman 1933
Sigmodon (Sigmodon) planifrons
Nelson and Goldman 1933
,
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 46: 197
.
Type Locality:
México
,
Oaxaca State
, Juquila,
5000 ft
(
1524 m
).
Vernacular Names:
Miahuatlan Cotton Rat
.
Synonyms:
Sigmodon (Sigmodon) minor
Goodwin 1955
;
Sigmodon (Sigmodon) setzeri
Goodwin 1959
.
Distribution:
As so far known, limited to Sierra de Miahuatlán, S
Oaxaca
,
México
.
Discussion:
Subgenus
Sigmodon
(
S. hispidus
species group?). Described as a species but relegated to a subspecies of
S. alleni
by
Baker (1969)
. As noted by
Nelson and Goldman (1933
b
)
, the diminutive size exhibited by the type series, as well as the material and sympatry later reported by
Goodwin (1955
b
,
1969
), suggests that the form is distinct from
S. alleni
; renewed study of the Oaxacan taxa named by
Goodwin (1955
b
)
will prove critical to much-needed revision of the
S. alleni
complex (see discussion in Carleton et al., 1999).