Systematic Review of New Guinea Leptomys (Muridae, Murinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species
Author
Musser, Guy G.
Author
Helgen, Kristofer M.
Author
Lunde, Darrin P.
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American Museum Novitates
2008
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Leptomys ernstmayri
INDONESIA
11.
West Papua, Papua Province
,
Mamberamo Basin
,
Foja Mountains
,
near
Bog Camp
(02
°
359S, 138
°
359E),
1150 m
: (
MZB
, uncataloged, field number
KMH 1959
)
.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
12.
Madang Province
,
Schrader Range
(ca.
05
°
049S
,
144
°
14.59E
)
,
Hagahai
, altitude unrecord- ed (
UPNG 3600
,
3619
;
M. Yarao
, in litt., 2005)
.
13.
Chimbu Province
,
Mount Karimui
(06
°
359S, 144
°
489E): upper east face,
1750 m
(
AM
M14862); northeastern slopes,
2200 m
(
BBM-NG 105313
)
.
Fig. 3. Collection localities for specimens representing the
Leptomys
with smaller body size:
L. ernstmayri
(localities
11–21
) and
L. paulus
(localities
22–24
). Numerals refer to numbered localities in the gazetteer where locality information is provided and specimens are identified by museum acronyms and catalog numbers.
14.
Eastern Highlands Province
,
Okapa area
(06
°
369S,
145
°
019E
):
Kamila
,
1900 m
(
AMNH 191405–407
);
Purosa
,
1970 m
(
AMNH 191408
). See
Brass (1964)
for map and descriptions of localities
.
15.
Eastern Highlands Province
,
Kratke Range
(ca. 06
°
139S,
146
°
019E
):
Arau District
,
4000–5000 ft
(5
1220–1524 m
) (
BMNH 50.1256
)
;
Kassam
,
1350 m
(
AMNH 191409
; see
Brass, 1964
, for map and locality description),
1400 m
(
BBM-NG 54966
,
54995
);
Kambaidam
,
4000 ft
(5
1220 m
)
(
BMNH 50.1252
–
55
)
.
16.
Morobe Province
,
Mount Missim (
07
°
139S, 146
°
499E),
1980 m
(
BBM-NG
160978); see
Rudd and Stevens (1994
,
1996
) and
Willett et al. (1989)
;
6700 ft
(5
2030 m
) (
MCZ
29903). Two additional specimens at
PNGNM
(
PNGNM
24878, 24880) without collection localities probably originate from the Wau Ecology Institute (07
°
219S, 146
°
439E) in
Morobe Province
.
17.
Morobe Province
,
Bowutu Mountains
,
Lake Trist
(07
°
299S, 146
°
589E),
1600 m
(
USNM 357412
,
357418
)
.
18.
Central Province
:
Aroa River
:
Head of Aroa River,
above
1200 m
, (
9
°
059S
, 146
°
489E (
BMNH
5.11.28.22);
Avera,
on the Aroa River, 08
°
579S, 146
°
579E, ca.
1200 m
(see
Tate, 1947
;
Heron, 1975
) (
BMNH
3.12.1.5, 3.12.1.9).
19.
Morobe Province
,
Huon Peninsula
,
Ogeramnang
(06
°
269S, 147
°
229E),
1785 m
:
ZMB
42400 (
holotype
of
Leptomys ernstmayri
). See
Van Deusen (1978)
, where this locality is mapped
.
20.
Morobe Province
,
Huon Peninsula
,
Rawlinson Range
,
Gang Creek
,
east flank of
Mount Rawlinson
(06
°
339E, 147
°
239E),
4400 ft
(5
1340 m
) and
4500 ft
(5
1370 m
) (
AMNH 194931–42
).
Van Deusen (1978)
provided a map showing this locality
.
21.
Madang Province
,
Adelbert Range
(ca. 04
°
549S, 145
°
199E):
5 km
north of Wanuma
,
1200 m
(
BBM-NG
103799);
14 km
NNW of Wanuma
,
1500 m
(
BBM-NG
103894, 103917, 103918, 104008, 104081, 104172, 104274, 104320, 104345, 104346, 104380;
PNGNM
22791).