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<emphasis id="B2BE1506657C973A857A1AE5D742A82C" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus</emphasis>
Krefft 1867
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<taxonomicName id="942AB94EAB4AEED7E9BD23E7F1B905BB" ID-CoL="7X73M" authority="Krefft 1867" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1867" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caudimaculatus" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="FC988A3D38593545E78F4E260867F09B" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus</emphasis>
Krefft 1867
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,
<bibCitation id="30511D010669F62F18F7D3B2D8BC998A" author="Krefft" journal="Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond." pageNumber="1514" pagination="316" title="Uromys (Uromys) caudimaculatus" volume="1867" year="1867">Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867: 316</bibCitation>
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.
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<paragraph id="E309C5737FFA2F0C00D00D7ED4DEE330" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="88D5C3F179ADB907E6EA9E323DF40410" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Type Locality:</emphasis>
<materialsCitation id="54FF1C5DF6A8DE992B227B0D1BEC3DFE" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4867324639" country="Australia" pageNumber="1514" stateProvince="Queensland">
<collectingCountry id="4BB32FE01B2E1D3D281E50D6E78918AC" name="Australia">Australia</collectingCountry>
,
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, Cape York (see
<bibRefCitation id="A7716C32652CFBEA956A0B79B92F643B" author="Mahoney, J. A. &amp; B. J. Richardson" refId="ref222168" refString="Mahoney, J. A., and B. J. Richardson. 1988. Muridae. Pp. 154 - 192, in Zoological catalogue of Australia. Mammalia (J. L. Bannister, et. al.). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 5: 1 - 274." year="1988">Mahoney and Richardson, 1988</bibRefCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="70CE5C9404886758398BBBCE36100C22" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="0FBE193FF89DEF931731F96D6246169D" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
<vernacularName id="FC76519D13CAAE51155151706180D052" language="eng" pageNumber="1514">Giant White-tailed Uromys</vernacularName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="EDD560A721E771A7BF84BF02016D0B85" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="8177062A0A5F6B5270A42E9EE10A3492" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Synonyms:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="390AB510314DDACBB363C0435EA353E7" authority="Gray 1873" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1873" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aruensis" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="7725974F7188957878C0BE3C98B03E53" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) aruensis</emphasis>
Gray 1873
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="BCA76D20B09916EC49E6337CB84E0781" authority="Thomas 1913" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ductor" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="04161E5B189755DA00124E36A2EF86E5" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) ductor</emphasis>
Thomas 1913
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="0B862DC523A7D75A7C8DF208CD640D90" authority="Troughton and Le Soeuf 1929" authorityName="Troughton and Le Soeuf" authorityYear="1929" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="exilis" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="C49904133662AF58D08D905A7EAA833C" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) exilis</emphasis>
Troughton and Le Soeuf 1929
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="0BA025CCDFD8D024A1A1D4CCFD7ABF62" authority="Troughton 1937" authorityName="Troughton" authorityYear="1937" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lamington" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="88F64D0613F4CAE83F49BEDAC86723CD" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) lamington</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="77D485C5C63894930329A3557106BC92" author="Troughton, E. Le G." refId="ref359955" refString="Troughton, E. Le G. 1937. Descriptions of some New Guinea mammals. Records of the Australian Museum, 20: 117 - 127." year="1937">Troughton 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="D6B8B8CD7FA32BA27C2C1124AD7BC392" authority="(Jentink 1907)" baseAuthorityName="Jentink" baseAuthorityYear="1907" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="multiplicatus" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="DF0400E871C6AEB7AD14E1A4A5ACCDBB" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) multiplicatus</emphasis>
(Jentink 1907)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="91018DF73E40C932D455CD2BD833B76E" authority="Thomas 1913" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nero" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="730751D8DFD538598E895EF0ED6C3459" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) nero</emphasis>
Thomas 1913
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="8BB348A57BBFAE9498F9A612BE11B488" authority="(Ramsay 1883)" baseAuthorityName="Ramsay" baseAuthorityYear="1883" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="papuanus" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="A0D0689F89994710E4A90C049EABCFF7" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) papuanus</emphasis>
(Ramsay 1883)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="035293235A9EE361C58BAD985554A79C" authority="Thomas 1913" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prolixus" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="CE22FAE136EB43264EF83327763DEF0D" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) prolixus</emphasis>
Thomas 1913
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="31C2073BAA56A34DF3513ADC42323713" authority="Thomas 1913" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scaphax" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="6758103F82C26F58201E43CFB4A59EB5" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) scaphax</emphasis>
Thomas 1913
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="9C7C8B969C63F13D718E6A1ACCABA8D7" authority="Thomas 1923" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1923" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sherrini" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="97589B7988DCB15B1E1021FE6525E77B" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) sherrini</emphasis>
Thomas 1923
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7F6EEFF413C71A61FC324E2A801AD02F" authority="Peters and Doria 1881" authorityName="Peters and Doria" authorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="validus" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="13BBCC708B4BBE72D6B549D3B6E21B7B" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) validus</emphasis>
Peters and Doria 1881
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="F559EDC0B917A5C9AD0EA5B8DEB68DE4" authority="Frechkop 1932" authorityName="Frechkop" authorityYear="1932" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1514" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="waigeuensis" subGenus="Uromys">
<emphasis id="9649403150E1D915B2153C54393A32DE" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys (Uromys) waigeuensis</emphasis>
Frechkop 1932
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="DCAB73E43D878CB12B0EEA620C3673A0" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="9641D33E2179011BDC7B681D8DB7F853" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Distribution:</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="B8F74DB858634FCFD2837704D925B2C1" name="Australia">Australia</collectingCountry>
: NE coastal
<collectingRegion id="73E6BABFD2C138C5C0C7300C53CE7FA4" country="Australia" name="Queensland">Queensland</collectingRegion>
in tropical forests from Townsville area north to tip of Cape York, and a few islands off the coast of N
<collectingRegion id="6FC78946B8C7B99A7D6F2F9F4FDE4B23" country="Australia" name="Queensland">Queensland</collectingRegion>
(Moore, 1995:640;
<bibRefCitation id="4D937C95365D8E10BCA2E98D6D9411C1" author="Watts, C. H. S. &amp; H. J. Aslin" refId="ref384328" refString="Watts, C. H. S., and H. J. Aslin. 1981. The rodents of Australia. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 321 pp." year="1981">Watts and Aslin, 1981:91</bibRefCitation>
). New
<collectingCountry id="E76DA9C25E30B15346A6EB711BFD8BA2" name="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea</collectingCountry>
: widespread throughout lowland and midmontane regions on the mainland, sea level to
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; also on Aru Isls, Kai Isls, Waigeo Isl, Yapen Isl, and Normanby and Fergusson in the DEntrecasteaux Arch. (Flannery, 1995
<emphasis id="47701FB9656D1479D78512EE5621E1B1" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">a</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="96E83C7AF4DDDB008B919EADB5247FB3" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">b</emphasis>
;
<bibRefCitation id="80219E8A0EC9136A7692058AA1F12516" author="Leary, T. &amp; L. Seri" refId="ref208130" refString="Leary, T., and L. Seri. 1997. An annotated checklist of mammals recorded in the Kikori River Basin, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea, 23 (2): 79 - 100." year="1997">Leary and Seri, 1997</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="71445EC31C305A4C2921C9568F45346A" pageNumber="1514" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="033F711406F6FC20D47E202B5A87D088" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="577AC8CBC0CCBAAE0F89990174CD4E4E" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Conservation:</emphasis>
<collectionCode id="AEE50EF6AAD52E613AFC8CE5B4A8114C">IUCN</collectionCode>
Lower Risk (lc).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="B81A9D592E85A875EE2F3336C1AE727F" pageNumber="1514" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="ECD7E313C78BFAD9E527FB22B3C4742A" pageNumber="1514">
<emphasis id="2E4A871E3188AC0A86F79A05A3AC4D6C" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1514">Discussion:</emphasis>
Subgenus
<taxonomicName id="114E922E8D3B6BA3B9011265228A17C2" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1867" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2F978D1342C51DDA4F6B13BE9D44C082" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">Uromys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The Australian population has been studied from viewpoints of chromosomal morphology (
<bibRefCitation id="A00B9426741224D6E0B8070ADFFFC0C0" author="Baverstock, P. R. &amp; C. H. S. Watts &amp; J. T. Hogarth" refId="ref24478" refString="Baverstock, P. R., C. H. S. Watts, and J. T. Hogarth. 1977 c. Chromosome evolution in Australian rodents. I. The Pseudomyinae, the Hydromyinae and the Uromys / Melomys group. Chromosoma, 61: 95 - 125." year="1977">
Baverstock et al., 1977
<emphasis id="EFAA3A5259D7E48AB1F172E099ED6DC1" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">c</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
), heterochromatin variation (
<bibRefCitation id="4575A94E7A1E564D869D2F10C146FE69" author="Baverstock, P. R. &amp; C. H. S. Watts &amp; J. T. Hogarth" refId="ref24311" refString="Baverstock, P. R., C. H. S. Watts, and J. T. Hogarth. 1976 b. Heterochromatin variation in the Australian rodent Uromys caudimaculatus. Chromosoma, 57: 397 - 403." year="1976">
Baverstock et al., 1976
<emphasis id="1BC34E226B8B05C9FB94EAD874BC9054" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">b</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
, 1982), electrophoretic data (
<bibRefCitation id="7023F214BBF9B351AE1AC4E2A7516A54" author="Baverstock, P. R. &amp; C. H. S. Watts &amp; M. Adams &amp; S. R. Cole" refId="ref24697" refString="Baverstock, P. R., C. H. S. Watts, M. Adams, and S. R. Cole. 1981. Genetical relationships among Australian rodents (Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 29: 289 - 303." year="1981">Baverstock et al., 1981</bibRefCitation>
), G-banding homologies (
<bibRefCitation id="526E7F6CBE3F36F41000BF9AB23F27A9" author="Baverstock, P. R. &amp; C. H. S. Watts &amp; M. Gelder &amp; A. Jahnke" refId="ref24826" refString="Baverstock, P. R., C. H. S. Watts, M. Gelder, and A. Jahnke. 1983 b. G-banding homologies of some Australian rodents. Genetica, 60: 105 - 117." year="1983">
Baverstock et al., 1983
<emphasis id="ACF3410BA220855A3D72674CC3FA18D8" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">b</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
), morphology of male reproductive tract (Breed, 1986), and spermatozoal structure (
<bibRefCitation id="78AEAAE8E5006C42A3935413E29973C5" author="Breed, W. G." refId="ref40861" refString="Breed, W. G. 1984. Sperm head structure in the Hydromyinae (Rodentia: Muridae): A further evolutionary development of the subacrosomal space in mammals. Gamete Research, 10: 31 - 44." year="1984">Breed, 1984</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="1EE77BFD4031589959D9E64579A707AA" author="Breed, W. G. &amp; V. Sarafis" refId="ref41612" refString="Breed, W. G., and V. Sarafis. 1978. On the phylogenetic significance of spermatozoal morphology and male reproductive tract anatomy in Australian rodents. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 103: 127 - 135." year="1978">Breed and Sarafis, 1978</bibRefCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="2EDC4C66F425C6A191DAF44B11C2DFDE" author="Donnellan, S. C." refId="ref87852" refString="Donnellan, S. C. 1987. Phylogenetic relationships of New Guinean rodents (Rodentia, Muridae) based on chromosomes. Australian Mammalogy, 12: 61 - 67." year="1987">Donnellan (1987)</bibRefCitation>
provided chromosomal information for samples from New
<collectingCountry id="067F58D145C1FF266B82CD98337F6C7E" name="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea</collectingCountry>
,
<bibRefCitation id="D0C71C948D9465E5435850B1D678E462" author="Breed, W. G. &amp; K. P. Aplin" refId="ref41446" refString="Breed, W. G., and K. P. Aplin. 1994. Sperm morphology of murid rodents from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands: Phylogenetic implications. Australian Journal of Science, 43: 17 - 30." year="1994">Breed and Aplin (1994)</bibRefCitation>
reported spermatozoal morphology, and Lidicker (1968) described phallic anatomy. Morphology of gastrointestinal tract and its significance covered by
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.
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cataloged taxonomic, distributional, and biological references covering Australian populations. Two different chromosomal forms of Australian
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exist, one extending from McIlwraith Ranges northward, the other from Cooktown southward; they are separated by a
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break in rainforest (
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Baverstock et al., 1976
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,
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1977
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; Donnellan, 1989). Significance of morphological variation among samples from mainland New
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assessed in the context of a systematic revision of
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(
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)
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, but their results should be tested by new analyses. The taxa
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and
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, for example, which were treated as synonyms of
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<emphasis id="0E4425A12B6C11B3F927E0A6715ABEFB" italics="true" pageNumber="1514">U. caudimaculatus multiplicatus</emphasis>
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by
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, are in K. Helgens (in litt., 2004; he has recently studied
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and other specimens at the
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) &quot;... assessment extremely distinctive and represent biological species not immediately allied to
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...
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.&quot; Australian populations reviewed by Moore (1995), New
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by Flannery (1995
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,
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). Aplin et al. (1998) reported material of this species from a late Pleistocene archaeological site on the Ayamaru Plateau, central Birds Head Peninsula of Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya).
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