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<treatment id="D9AFAA05DB4C27ABF892937AE8DF1230" ID-GBIF-Taxon="231539543" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:D9AFAA05DB4C27ABF892937AE8DF1230" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/D9AFAA05DB4C27ABF892937AE8DF1230" lastPageNumber="1443" pageNumber="1443" sourceUrl="http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001678">
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<taxonomicName id="B69F03CA1D16DF693CAE727F7AF90D17" ID-CoL="6VF5" authority="Thomas 1915" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="3E0EEF6263A37B345359C1E9976325E6" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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Thomas 1915
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<treatmentCitation id="DE36F5F8379EDF5D48E0AE41E19A377E" author="Thomas" authority="Thomas 1915" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" journal="Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="4" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" title="Praomys" volume="15" year="1915">
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<taxonomicName id="AB45C608195B831929F3A52175227985" ID-CoL="6VF5" authority="Thomas 1915" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="E6B3D3538A7D834F6A5126EEECAD6764" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="8A20068DAB8FDEFE7B853E693779616C" author="Thomas, O." refId="ref353986" refString="Thomas, O. 1915. List of mammals (exclusive of Ungulata) collected on the Upper Congo by Dr. Christy for the Congo Museum, Tervueren. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 16: 465 - 481." year="1915">Thomas 1915</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibCitation id="3EF4FD8000CDEBBD4B5E0DA36BC4B739" author="Thomas" journal="Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8" pageNumber="1443" pagination="4" title="Praomys" volume="15" year="1915">Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 15: 4</bibCitation>
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.
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<paragraph id="5F5A89B8B8CA43852F4530F6535239E6" pageNumber="1443">
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<emphasis id="C94956D879118EE21EEDB1E7AA788EEC" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1443">Type Species:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="42A0D97B132AB1356A7C7CBBA454BC87" authority="Thomas 1894" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Epimys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="E3D225D700DC20ECBB052662D942B778" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Epimys tullbergi</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="D9EE3BAAA492EA4C673A45558547BEE2" author="Thomas, O." refId="ref352021" refString="Thomas, O. 1894. On the mammals of Nyasaland: Third contribution. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1894: 136 - 142." year="1894">Thomas 1894</bibRefCitation>
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<subSubSection id="BAC90DC3E623683BE508B37ED2F0F05D" pageNumber="1443" type="synonym_list">
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<paragraph id="72336AB9AC1F7D227FA0E75488FB5D42" pageNumber="1443">
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<emphasis id="8D282549C7DD6C132AB80A8E1BD506CB" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1443">Synonyms:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="585F72643F456E08379797F67F09C16E" authority="Jaeger 1975" authorityName="Jaeger" authorityYear="1975" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Berberomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="C59383FF46DAF7BFFCAB4EA9FAAB1DF0" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Berberomys</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="689455918EEFE4C5188560D7F1A31C71" author="Jaeger, J. - J." refId="ref171193" refString="Jaeger, J. - J. 1975. Les Muridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Pliocene et du Pleistocene du Maghreb. Origine; Evolution; Donnees biogeographiques et paleoclimatiques. These Doct. Es Sciences, USTL, Montpellier, no. A 011538." year="1975">Jaeger 1975</bibRefCitation>
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<subSubSection id="112925792E439F03CBEE84DABE23EEDF" pageNumber="1443" type="child_taxa">
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<paragraph id="88F091ED3E253EE3514FA0EF9F871AE4" pageNumber="1443">
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<emphasis id="8883C7D6D8CD6FABD15E6A069C90290B" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1443">Species and subspecies:</emphasis>
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16 species:
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<paragraph id="6A3178A63A665DB9210E61C0B5973A27" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="B2EFD054E6BA8A31B78AF4B959E0B266" authority="(Thomas 1892)" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daltoni">
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<emphasis id="A20E6E378A3DACCF5709F3BD0B92CF71" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys daltoni</emphasis>
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(Thomas 1892)
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="9E6A98A70F72E33F47498C45B91665E9" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="D1CE677CC92751EB94B51AD84A25EA24" authority="Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans 1999" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans" authorityYear="1999" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="degraaffi">
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<emphasis id="29522569A1E3629ADD5FF53668914A18" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys degraaffi</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="064774BCD52ACCBC35E382D980E24383" author="Van der Straeten, E. & J. C. Kerbis Peterhans" refId="ref364739" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and J. C. Kerbis Peterhans. 1999. Praomys degraaffi, a new species of Muridae (Mammalia) from central Africa. South African Journal of Zoology, 34 (2): 80 - 90." year="1999">Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans 1999</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="37799AF8E81CFC9A997A8E40CB95D504" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="853422EDB8DD7B613CD29DDE29586714" authority="(Thomas 1910)" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="44806CB0EE8CF6D6BF240CE6DED1C17D" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys delectorum</emphasis>
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(Thomas 1910)
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</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="53E8DCE23EE0180A0793AD25712F367C" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="97B3D20FE8A36B4BC7FFC0E18DA2D0DD" authority="Van der Straeten and Verheyen 1978" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Verheyen" authorityYear="1978" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="derooi">
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<emphasis id="BC50A48500995967AE77B172B9903AA4" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys derooi</emphasis>
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Van der Straeten and Verheyen 1978
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="EBC3A9D157B28C5D0E83B8334C11015A" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="928C2EA3BD4FD4490B8CD6464981A263" authority="Eisentraut 1968" authorityName="Eisentraut" authorityYear="1968" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hartwigi">
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<emphasis id="4AFE35F550E17C32EA0D9E7EC79CEED3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys hartwigi</emphasis>
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Eisentraut 1968
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="EA40A11D4158115388AE9451A4DAD0D5" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="2DE26C0B57900AB628C46CD94B3C7391" authority="(de Winton 1897)" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="460485E3649F9FA4E916DEC6A1F04C52" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys jacksoni</emphasis>
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(de Winton 1897)
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="1E691BD95EF26F4DB37680DEC03B0CCA" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="4E11EBAE748923F7FC0F7ABB82C1AF91" authority="Hatt 1934" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lukolelae">
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<emphasis id="322B34490869859BBF9D2677D8C64FE8" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys lukolelae</emphasis>
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Hatt 1934
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="BD1AC6779C50B1CAC25DF84FD9EFA3F7" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="87B285BEB6271D712D3B7DE6CB0F3D43" authority="Hatt 1934" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minor">
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<emphasis id="19A46ABBDE66B1B4099B67F4109F0FD8" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys minor</emphasis>
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Hatt 1934
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="3ED10D4E9A1EA56E2CBCEE672B6AAE87" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="0435D0A7DE43D4A845BFF963B25EC116" authority="Van der Straeten and Dieterlen 1987" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Dieterlen" authorityYear="1987" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="misonnei">
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<emphasis id="1C41B8C6B6322B2F8F15BC77B7203292" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys misonnei</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="86F4F72BEF8677B4FF69BE3F6031EB54" author="Van der Straeten, E. & F. Dieterlen" refId="ref364542" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and F. Dieterlen. 1987. Praomys misonnei, a new species of Muridae from Eastern Zaire (Mammalia). Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, ser. A (Biologie), 402: 1 - 40." year="1987">Van der Straeten and Dieterlen 1987</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="CC18DE4B61131F8E8F2C05418AC698D2" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="490EF4F70A108F451E4DCD7162832895" authority="(Trouessart 1881)" baseAuthorityName="Trouessart" baseAuthorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="morio">
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<emphasis id="AA092FEB7731B9F70FFEE1382DDCA464" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys morio</emphasis>
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(Trouessart 1881)
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="2B909D6285977A867E0B21ABECD2F776" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="D3D1E68485502EF528FDA821D9622143" authority="Van der Straeten and Dudu 1990" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Dudu" authorityYear="1990" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mutoni">
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<emphasis id="28B41C50D03A557ABAA3A90C175C30DD" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys mutoni</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="B0F42D418AD838E010E6FAFAC1660718" author="Van der Straeten, E. & A. M. Dudu" refId="ref364630" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and A. M. Dudu. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73 - 83, in Vertebrates in the tropics (G. Peters and R. Hutterer, eds.). Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, 424 pp." year="1990">Van der Straeten and Dudu 1990</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="3CE3FC8E17A3D74F02BA8E606B4F5F1B" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="B5D04F1B5F58F25D99EA33451761F5AE" authority="Hutterer and Dieterlen 1992" authorityName="Hutterer and Dieterlen" authorityYear="1992" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscurus">
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<emphasis id="6CCBDA7261E17165BBEED9A7D8FCADAC" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys obscurus</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="71B72B2C0B11F7D3C3F5B9BF5022B3A4" author="Hutterer, R. & F. Dieterlen & G. Nikolaus" refId="ref164722" refString="Hutterer, R., F. Dieterlen, and G. Nikolaus. 1992 a. Small mammals from forest islands of eastern Nigeria and adjacent Cameroon, with systematical and biogeographical notes. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 43: 393 - 414." year="1992">Hutterer and Dieterlen 1992</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="7C24B36044BF121AB1899D2C5EBB8B85" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="5A05120785E6D1A13418B3A6E8220CB7" authority="Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys 2003" authorityName="Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys" authorityYear="2003" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petteri">
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<emphasis id="6F82E55DB2C2016B1CC6FAF162752623" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys petteri</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="40999413D94386E51F1459102DCF7A4B" author="Van der Straeten, E. & E. Lecompte & C. Denys" refId="ref365252" refString="Van der Straeten, E., E. Lecompte, and C. Denys. 2003. Praomys petteri: Une nouvelle espece des Muridae Africains (Mammalia, Rodentia). Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 50 (4): 329 - 345." year="2003">Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys 2003</bibRefCitation>
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<paragraph id="D15CD5843464ECE652676C15A131CADA" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="6861132ECC441A358CDF84D9700CF083" authority="(Miller 1900)" baseAuthorityName="Miller" baseAuthorityYear="1900" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostratus">
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<emphasis id="027F4C47EF9472A5BC44A61BE22EEFBF" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys rostratus</emphasis>
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(Miller 1900)
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="105BC2AD612BC05CFAC824072E46032C" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="49D2D7A1EF45EAF0EC4A3C3BB76253A8" authority="(Thomas 1894)" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="F324498F42EB7643AA9DE1663B99C14A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys tullbergi</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="C3F5848ED00F95EA18821A5E6BFC6ADC" author="Thomas, O." refId="ref352021" refString="Thomas, O. 1894. On the mammals of Nyasaland: Third contribution. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1894: 136 - 142." year="1894">Thomas 1894</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="04F75DCC838B085D3362AD9E09EBC1AD" pageNumber="1443">
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Species
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<taxonomicName id="2891A8D0590F96A28D2944D501DE0461" authority="Verheyen and Van der Straeten 1977" authorityName="Verheyen and Van der Straeten" authorityYear="1977" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verschureni">
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<emphasis id="171AB87872F64E8F74E60CBCDB4CCF7C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys verschureni</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="B266632DB3C164ED34B99340DE6BFAF4" author="Verheyen, W. N. & E. Van der Straeten" refId="ref370029" refString="Verheyen, W. N., and E. Van der Straeten. 1977. Description of Malacomys verschureni, a new murid-species from Central Africa (Mammalia-Muridae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 91: 747 - 744." year="1977">Verheyen and Van der Straeten 1977</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="B85F64990D115F1258A8780EA6AE942D" pageNumber="1443" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="46EDB914577929A088782BFDD060D2F4" pageNumber="1443">
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<emphasis id="1C22A2226D8D5C771618D2A2E297933B" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1443">Discussion:</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="C43063B9354FEE6ED125854CE9F776B9" pageNumber="1443">
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<taxonomicName id="37A1F6AB7717E165BCCA531479700C79" authorityName="Frick" authorityYear="1914" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Stenocephalemys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="462AC618D12D477AC49AC7B4B229A9F9" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Stenocephalemys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Division.
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<taxonomicName id="F441CF2F64490609BF88AC143E7A0379" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="AD780DA47D67F12A3E0378149AAF36C7" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(or
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<taxonomicName id="B497E1BCBE643A9DF39D1C5843273091" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="085EDF0CB3F90D6CF9257DE96B0C6082" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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),
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<taxonomicName id="2085CA07B730DFB8E156598BB23BEAF4" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="2F536C512C359F06EEEFB07AAB81134C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="7AB5DE5C6C69D5A5A8EB297673C95094" baseAuthorityName="Watts and Baverstock" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="9149AA320D59E47F7306C551ADD6B890" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Hylomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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have been united with
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<taxonomicName id="2DF68C1FFC2C6FDD887961C1547E773E" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="F12FD90475DFA379BF4A16519FF7F45A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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as subgenera (D. H. S. Davis, 1965;
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<bibRefCitation id="6D21F6D83F2A848C0146979702D147D6" author="Misonne, X." refId="ref243324" refString="Misonne, X. 1974. Order Rodentia. Part 6. Pp. 1 - 39, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.). [issued 10 Sep 1974]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated." year="1974">Misonne, 1974</bibRefCitation>
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), but are treated as separate genera here and by other workers such as
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<bibRefCitation id="26BF5C9067CF5DB01DAA12F9506A955F" author="Rosevear, D. R." refId="ref310288" refString="Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677: 1 - 604." year="1969">Rosevear (1969)</bibRefCitation>
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, who also reviewed the taxonomic history of some species in
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<taxonomicName id="3447D2C2F73995C7C7E923D59B85B8E6" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="79435F0B4B5447B1C903B615B871E87A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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as well as its generic status relative to the other genera allied with it. Cladistic analyses of morphological variation has also supported the monophyly of
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<taxonomicName id="53272664140BB6EEED82C6A8FDE9AB0D" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="C905CDCA20D826193FBF98BACAFC9B6C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="49063E7ABFC4063702148F89FCD4B251" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="AADCEEF8E4BE09D5E1FA8E5159A70A81" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="EFDCB826EC75A4C6D7F4B22B621C6C88" baseAuthorityName="Watts and Baverstock" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="EEC4E0ECEFD26E05E80C6B81855C3FBE" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Hylomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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relative to
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<taxonomicName id="093BFF3946450292BC2E0F7DBCE35CF7" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="7F8D9DCE033D6CA32214042D16C87D73" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, but also revealed that the latter is paraphyletic, consisting of a monophyletic
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<taxonomicName id="744C59A399E74040B208D664714F943D" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="2888C3D4BC1F77E489C88B2436DE327B" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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group that is separate from the other
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<taxonomicName id="E078A3F9CB6DBFD9B5AED21976535F8A" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="A9AD1851063D68E37569811E547FF3A3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sampled (members of the
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<taxonomicName id="0B4A259B79E5EF319AD31757A388DA2F" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="A88F0A6B21734B7C4D389C98230727BB" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="11916DDD7CC63079B50669069DAE50EE" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="C4AB6DAFDFBE94ACA13AFB5F93C16D32" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. delectorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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clusters), which may have to be contained in a separate genus (
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<bibRefCitation id="181DEF047B313FF997D5E562AA73ABE8" author="Lecompte, E. & L. Granjon & C. Denys" refId="ref208545" refString="Lecompte, E., L. Granjon, and C. Denys. 2002 a. The phylogeny of the Praomys complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and its phylogeographic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 40: 8 - 25." year="2002">
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Lecompte et al., 2002
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<emphasis id="95F0BFE8DC071DD6C1207DBB2A81015C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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). This pattern has been confirmed by analyses of complete mtDNA cytochrome
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<emphasis id="A48590E58C0F54B684A062A613EB9AB0" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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sequences (
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<bibRefCitation id="538E3CF616A46A6F18B647EA55CDF28F" author="Lecompte, E. & L. Granjon & J. Kerbis Peterhans & C. Denys" refId="ref208592" refString="Lecompte, E., L. Granjon, J. Kerbis Peterhans, and C. Denys. 2002 b. Cytochrome b-based phylogeny of the Praomys group (Rodentia, Murinae): A new African radiation? Comptes Rendus Biologies, 325: 827 - 840." year="2002">
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Lecompte et al., 2002
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<emphasis id="79220E133A228CFBC69A1B7CF22538A8" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="C437E8CB47FCDA376D298DCA778A0C5E" author="Van der Straeten, E. & F. Dieterlen" refId="ref364542" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and F. Dieterlen. 1987. Praomys misonnei, a new species of Muridae from Eastern Zaire (Mammalia). Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, ser. A (Biologie), 402: 1 - 40." year="1987">Van der Straeten and Dieterlen (1987)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="73F930975836CC8A7624C32D97697F4B" author="Van der Straeten, E. & A. M. Dudu" refId="ref364630" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and A. M. Dudu. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73 - 83, in Vertebrates in the tropics (G. Peters and R. Hutterer, eds.). Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, 424 pp." year="1990">Van der Straeten and Dudu (1990)</bibRefCitation>
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provided brief reviews of the historical and current allocations of forms to the
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<taxonomicName id="053CE13690291224466DB84B0571D16D" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="BD92471D256845BD31CBD5016AF9650D" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="039707B86CF48BC9D59EAAEEF9782D1A" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="05347BFA4207824861F562B920A843D2" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="D569184430FD7B18EBF95F0B90109FAB" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="3D7DA80354660AFF08BA10ECE4EA97DE" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. delectorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complexes. Chromosomal and biochemical traits reviewed or referenced by
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<bibRefCitation id="815A1DCED5D2B67CB121BE7CD925D53D" author="Qumsiyeh, M. B. & S. W. King & J. Arroyo-Cabrales & I. R. Aggundey & D. A. Schlitter & R. J. Baker & K. J. Morrow, Jr." refId="ref295324" refString="Qumsiyeh, M. B., S. W. King, J. Arroyo-Cabrales, I. R. Aggundey, D. A. Schlitter, R. J. Baker, and K. J. Morrow, Jr. 1990. Chromosomal and protein evolution in morphologically similar species of Praomys sensu lato (Rodentia, Muridae). Journal of Heredity, 81: 58 - 65." year="1990">Qumsiyeh et al. (1990)</bibRefCitation>
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, who combined
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<taxonomicName id="2FA91F1A9D1DC7FA7A45565854AD691B" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="F6DD89206D45884AB98F60CEA3ED9449" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(=
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<taxonomicName id="BCA60895C1B9336B8DCAC3460933042D" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="AE9395061E75EEC73C82D9A0BB40EAFF" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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) and
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<taxonomicName id="F33DF14C7B06BBBC93B85918B3B4CAB3" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="0240AA1B1A6FA13DCBBFE8D82EFD0AD8" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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with
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<taxonomicName id="5A4E629CC52C31F0B80BC0D81CB1D6AE" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="3E4FCC925310020D6C0F428C75ACE879" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Additional chromosomal information recorded by
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<bibRefCitation id="FC64B0F01BAE4896C60C13E765B65608" author="Maddalena, T. & E. Van der Straeten & L. Ntahuga & A. Sparti" refId="ref221220" refString="Maddalena, T., E. Van der Straeten, L. Ntahuga, and A. Sparti. 1989. Nouvelles donnees et caryotypes des rongeurs du Burundi. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 96: 939 - 948." year="1989">Maddalena et al. (1989)</bibRefCitation>
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. Although variously claimed to be closely related to
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<taxonomicName id="218102448DB274963843985DC561C4D9" baseAuthorityName="F. Petter and Matthey" baseAuthorityYear="1975" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="087FEBA71630EB13A4B752B3619FFEA4" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="2DC47C6133D3D86F81C60CD3D3226DA1" authority="(Sarich, 1985)" baseAuthorityName="Sarich" baseAuthorityYear="1985" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Apodemus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="00287E3F18EFA8323771170A04D76BCA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Apodemus</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="F1AB9DC12FC3199CA3E986921FA82482" author="Sarich, V. M." refId="ref317247" refString="Sarich, V. M. 1985. Rodent macromolecular systematics. Pp. 423 - 452, in Evolutionary relationships among rodents, a multidisciplinary analysis (W. P. Luckett and J. - L. Hartenberger, eds.). Plenum Press, New York, 721 pp." year="1985">Sarich, 1985</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="6046109BC1100005295AC6D00074D37F" authority="(Misonne, 1969)" baseAuthorityName="Misonne" baseAuthorityYear="1969" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Millardia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="0E09C12DDCCF9E161D73289E4A9833F7" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Millardia</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="5C77A2D7CACF7C0B91E032CEE415336A" author="Misonne, X." refId="ref243286" refString="Misonne, X. 1969. African and Indo-Australian Muridae: Evolutionary trends. Annales Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Serie IN- 8, Sciences Zoologiques, 172: 1 - 219." year="1969">Misonne, 1969</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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, or
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<taxonomicName id="B5B4C5100D86AA71D91E25ECB0829885" authority="(Ellerman, 1941)" baseAuthorityName="Ellerman" baseAuthorityYear="1941" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Rattus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="C5AA84F15C17BBC4FAA8D3466854B77B" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Rattus</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="C642788AF7BA93F525E5D8965AC3C801" author="Ellerman, J. R." refId="ref92857" refString="Ellerman, J. R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. II. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 690 pp." year="1941">Ellerman, 1941</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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, results of DNA/DNA hybridization (Chevret et al., 1994) and analysis of microcomplement fixation of albumin (
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<bibRefCitation id="1643EA3607472111614AABDC32C2CC6B" author="Watts, C. H. S. & P. R. Baverstock" refId="ref384460" refString="Watts, C. H. S., and P. R. Baverstock. 1995 a. Evolution in some African Murinae (Rodentia) assessed by microcomplement fixation of albumin. Journal of African Zoology, 109: 423 - 433." year="1995">
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Watts and Baverstock, 1995
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<emphasis id="AAB5C3BD7506331C6CA6D8A1358A5FE0" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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) demonstrate distant affinity to those genera and instead collectively group
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<taxonomicName id="9A94622E6AFDF6C08AE14AEA339059E4" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="64C9ABF01DCBB95E16F5E356F0B55E0B" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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with
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<taxonomicName id="4CD209152923CA3EB0B3A9F09D5CDC4B" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="EC9B66810553BE4E12B2BEA2F57E15A7" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="F3546CA18D1DCB02FCE31F8A81EEBB49" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="8583A3ECE7669D9973B11D8A6EBE7B2C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(=
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<taxonomicName id="80ADBA200F3F69F890A529B61E1FB5B4" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="E6B2E59E8499CB84E9991C291D093B1A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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), and
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<taxonomicName id="85D485D72811A0192159F81307B80FBB" baseAuthorityName="Watts and Baverstock" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="4FBC8CFFE11263151FA4ACEFE0C8FA57" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Hylomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="00C3AE883E447C0E3042BF4CF511FE55" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="6431F48B272D493661FED2DED52160A5" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is the core of a "
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<taxonomicName id="16333878BE101C9DB174EC1229C12EC3" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="92663A9E4D6A4D8D3BE8E1026F3BE7B4" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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group" as reported in the literature also containing
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<taxonomicName id="3FB943DBE0AFF6C8AE676E2696F8FEB5" authorityName="Misonne" authorityYear="1969" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Heimyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="79BAF0DE694C4EFC3622F6BC43889A45" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Heimyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="8FDE15D41CC66BD1CCE51B4A14A132F6" baseAuthorityName="Watts and Baverstock" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="3CE896796AFD6F0A9942979EC9360853" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Hylomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="8DF7266FB2EC40B0473B990EF6811BB6" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="ED409E89D7ECCCAB1BEA8CF1B1E8B64D" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="D3E549444BA57DA9CEF153DDA6DE1EC7" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="43CAC75DFCB31424B1123619325636BC" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="07F951A4267B99FC0761C8BFDE609173" authorityName="Frick" authorityYear="1914" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Stenocephalemys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="ADB9B28EF8F86EFF3EE20C7AE686EEFD" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Stenocephalemys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(for example,
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<bibRefCitation id="95D9019F90725E0FC8299DC85EFB6374" author="Lecompte, E. & C. Denys & L. Granjon" refId="ref208472" refString="Lecompte, E., C. Denys, and L. Granjon. 2001. An identification key for the species within the genus Praomys (Rodentia: Muridae). Pp. 127 - 139, in African small mammals (C. Denys, L. Granjon, and A. Poulet, eds.). IRD Editions, Collection Colloques et Seminaires, Paris, 570 pp." year="2001">Lecompte et al., 2001</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="92C391F1AFA0D9A95788990044F32FC1" author="Lecompte, E. & L. Granjon & C. Denys" refId="ref208545" refString="Lecompte, E., L. Granjon, and C. Denys. 2002 a. The phylogeny of the Praomys complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and its phylogeographic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 40: 8 - 25." year="2002">
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2002
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<emphasis id="49A800FAFA1B0454E2B36695D2A140D1" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<emphasis id="D38FB128F3E946D68B4D756E5FAA73F3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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), which is equivalent to our
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<taxonomicName id="05960683EC159CEEC1FECEA58747A4B5" authorityName="Frick" authorityYear="1914" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Stenocephalemys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="A56321A72898C3621E6F0E8819974405" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Stenocephalemys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Division.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="E2D5E465DBCC000D133313FC62966867" pageNumber="1443">
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Defining limits of species within
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<taxonomicName id="076ED58ACF700A9DEA249B425818E7FA" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="9E9C83199E7240E366EC33764567C4E6" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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has been the research focus of several mammalian systematists, among them Eric van der Straeten and his colleagues, with whom he has published a series of informative reports covering
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<taxonomicName id="6E5577EF4C90086A1AACF6C4B8698FC6" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="48457036BBA2B4DF167444230F353343" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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taxonomy and increasing our knowledge about the number of species and their characteristics.
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<bibRefCitation id="9027F2FE190483320A74A230165429D8" author="Van der Straeten, E. & A. M. Dudu" refId="ref364630" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and A. M. Dudu. 1990. Systematics and distribution of Praomys from the Masako Forest Reserve (Zaire), with the description of a new species. Pp. 73 - 83, in Vertebrates in the tropics (G. Peters and R. Hutterer, eds.). Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, 424 pp." year="1990">Van der Straeten and Dudu (1990)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="4215D31477ACB1165DCA67687D33461E" author="Van der Straeten, E. & J. C. Kerbis Peterhans" refId="ref364739" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and J. C. Kerbis Peterhans. 1999. Praomys degraaffi, a new species of Muridae (Mammalia) from central Africa. South African Journal of Zoology, 34 (2): 80 - 90." year="1999">Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans (1999)</bibRefCitation>
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recognized four species groups. One is the
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<taxonomicName id="013743CFFCCF16F5EDECF1DC8EABF96C" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="F971A30970D4A2C5D225C2DE5F45FEFF" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complex, which includes the species
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<taxonomicName id="834BF6294C52B3BCE802436270EE8D90" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans" authorityYear="1999" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="degraaffi">
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<emphasis id="49FCC8F0C62EAAE676E0CB1AE9603E08" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">degraaffi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="5A3F43877320CEFE6DB774363BF93A34" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="2A7B88D30DA017FDF2E372603DE62A08" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="C5CB719A4C81FEAD6C7E446ED787963B" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minor">
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<emphasis id="E4FD11474A1E86ABA1549B6888CF7F91" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">minor</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="FC9FF359666AD8578248ACFB2D076F98" authorityName="Eisentraut" authorityYear="1969" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montis">
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<emphasis id="CC140D080231E03CD3B92D0D5F23B16A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">montis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="DAECA184835E9D20A597E6B8DAE0CB39" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Dudu" authorityYear="1990" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mutoni">
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<emphasis id="507924B64B9FC2C534D518B960A76F9E" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">mutoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="CCCD32145BCE97B8723BF246F2E60A12" authorityName="Heller" authorityYear="1909" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="peromyscus">
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<emphasis id="2DE367F32FFDF5BBEC87C2F8A9BB9B23" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">peromyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="A0ED2E536B3EBCCD01C454D2915A1836" authorityName="Setzer" authorityYear="1956" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sudanensis">
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<emphasis id="1FD95360E4507796F0BA3060CFB6403D" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">sudanensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="BF54CBF5C658E175767D0AD7B9BE7724" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1902" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Acomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="viator">
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<emphasis id="17A0AC0FB01F0623BB7FCFF0683A9AEA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">viator</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and at least one undescribed species. Of these, only
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<taxonomicName id="284E70F3B93C104E8C4109228CFA3D92" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans" authorityYear="1999" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="degraaffi">
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<emphasis id="3C891463CA9CC094B2CFDB92EA4779FE" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">degraaffi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4FDE34FBB7CD2347F68BA3A21A975864" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minor">
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<emphasis id="182F117BE6BEA77CEAAD0E740E088EBA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">minor</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="623766B3FBB9CD500F6ED8D0C50E7198" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Dudu" authorityYear="1990" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mutoni">
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<emphasis id="309033A0A1774C2C8E82E04EAEA55806" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">mutoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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have been adequately defined and their geographic ranges documented; the four others are treated here as synonyms of
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<taxonomicName id="270467880084674DB40E67B3512B79DC" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="F9EC37558760F63D2B088BD8979561A3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. A second is the
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<taxonomicName id="097652461CB71D1E74243E32F642B3BA" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="7AE33FF6F180E3304612E600953980EB" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complex containing
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<taxonomicName id="9A70292ED28D6B3C02FF89D39907FBA6" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Dieterlen" authorityYear="1987" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="misonnei">
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<emphasis id="3548C0138B1809652E0172A196B291FA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">misonnei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="33E64EC95E67DD71DCEA05936511CF1E" baseAuthorityName="Trouessart" baseAuthorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="morio">
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<emphasis id="E6833EEFEC84F4E4AEC332D5AD52F969" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">morio</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="1B6D87A10B72AD8E07750CB5E71B664C" baseAuthorityName="Miller" baseAuthorityYear="1900" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostratus">
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<emphasis id="7AA4EDCA59A3E9AF669960143C05D7D4" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">rostratus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="E6B0DA1352D20BECE45207CEC2CB487E" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="1D57EAE75C677498C916A6C4B7926DEE" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="F4FCD286D714B06BB1EF17181489B018" authorityName="Van der Straeten, Lecompte, and Denys" authorityYear="2003" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petteri">
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<emphasis id="AC73236EA65FF8D77AFD79F4EEA7A8DA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">petteri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="EEBB9ADD3A73FD8554F84CF60CD1B60A" authorityName="Eisentraut" authorityYear="1968" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hartwigi">
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<emphasis id="EFD200A05E7595D89604C949EEF52FF5" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">hartwigi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="AA64976EFB210C839351706B87E4A721" authorityName="Hutterer and Dieterlen" authorityYear="1992" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscurus">
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<emphasis id="E29D6FFFC22BF5F78F9DB97C42E3966F" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">obscurus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="605769A1926AE5511D7BAFC46B5ADF20" author="Hutterer, R. & F. Dieterlen & G. Nikolaus" refId="ref164722" refString="Hutterer, R., F. Dieterlen, and G. Nikolaus. 1992 a. Small mammals from forest islands of eastern Nigeria and adjacent Cameroon, with systematical and biogeographical notes. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 43: 393 - 414." year="1992">
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Hutterer et al., 1992
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<emphasis id="0A566151CC0D342FF23EFED6718B8437" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="B9656D36BD1AA7406FD2D461D273718B" author="Lecompte, E. & E. Van der Straeten & F. Petter & C. Denys" refId="ref208426" refString="Lecompte, E., E. Van der Straeten, F. Petter, and C. Denys. 1999. Caracteristiques cranio-dentaires de l'holotype de Praomys morio (Rodentia, Muridae). Mammalia, 63 (4): 530 - 534." year="1999">Lecompte et al., 1999</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="228E3185EBB22DDF9A68769F67FFD241" author="Van der Straeten, E. & E. Lecompte & C. Denys" refId="ref365252" refString="Van der Straeten, E., E. Lecompte, and C. Denys. 2003. Praomys petteri: Une nouvelle espece des Muridae Africains (Mammalia, Rodentia). Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 50 (4): 329 - 345." year="2003">Van der Straeten et al., 2003</bibRefCitation>
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). A third is the
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<taxonomicName id="90592CF4FF065B7FB52848F98C5D1CD3" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="502988B4632A0BEED4D7208B611BC32E" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. delectorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complex and consisting of
|
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<taxonomicName id="940297EFA9DD4C29615F433449C4829B" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="11640E2271BDF382006F3AF679C61EAD" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">delectorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="74D1D6DAF1E39F78FB9A819054F9303E" authorityName="G. M. Allen and Loveridge" authorityYear="1933" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanotus">
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<emphasis id="2426D710236C96E90013CDFD2DD1ECB5" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">melanotus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="11CE58A3534C37E184DF223461B11695" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1940" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="octomastis">
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<emphasis id="5D88421F75B565F4EB87C429D97DE96E" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">octomastis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="ECF85207C6D85CAE00033262828D14B4" baseAuthorityName="Heller" baseAuthorityYear="1912" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taitae">
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<emphasis id="BEE37FF137768DF599752641C3D0C6C9" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">taitae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. The latter three taxa have yet to be differentially diagnosed and their geographic ranges unambiguously defined; we include them here under
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<taxonomicName id="C0EB20D46BC39F847DD1786C28EB1D3A" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="delectorum">
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<emphasis id="D0072FA58EA6C4720A02DE6B6781735A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. delectorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. The fourth is the
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<taxonomicName id="206F09D038ABFA55A94CD15089F68AB5" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lukolelae">
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<emphasis id="D45B88911DB2BDA84703851E117FA4CE" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. lukolelae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complex encompassing
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<taxonomicName id="E03ED207D8DBDDF8BE070A81709F79C5" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lukolelae">
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<emphasis id="795D2634EC0606BAAB3B717850E6A396" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">lukolelae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(treated as a species of
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<taxonomicName id="5015A70C7D6221D72BB970EE90643ECC" authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1877" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Malacomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="54F27E7A47C440E37E5D2DB0AA53AE91" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Malacomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by
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<bibRefCitation id="06D6956DB61303EBE0ADAAA582C2B855" author="Musser, G. G. & M. D. Carleton" refId="ref252333" refString="Musser, G. G., and M. D. Carleton. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501 - 755, in: Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Second ed. (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., xviii + 1206 pp." year="1993">Musser and Carleton, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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) "and probably
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<taxonomicName id="6271F358B357496AEE8191488E64B938" authorityName="Verheyen and Van der Straeten" authorityYear="1977" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verschureni">
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<emphasis id="0A7425C8F0AF680D17BFFFC17EE68EE9" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">verschureni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(described as
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<taxonomicName id="51C011D0AF987C33A36B71623A2B895E" authorityName="Milne-Edwards" authorityYear="1877" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Malacomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="35734773FEBEE49F45EF6D901D691D66" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Malacomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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)" (
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<bibRefCitation id="8AE7DA41D8E0ED29044A6490C4F9DDE7" author="Van der Straeten, E. & J. C. Kerbis Peterhans" refId="ref364739" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and J. C. Kerbis Peterhans. 1999. Praomys degraaffi, a new species of Muridae (Mammalia) from central Africa. South African Journal of Zoology, 34 (2): 80 - 90." year="1999">Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans, 1999:89</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="27C85295A02376666A763D96441D426C" author="Van der Straeten, E. & J. C. Kerbis Peterhans" refId="ref364739" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and J. C. Kerbis Peterhans. 1999. Praomys degraaffi, a new species of Muridae (Mammalia) from central Africa. South African Journal of Zoology, 34 (2): 80 - 90." year="1999">Van der Straeten and Kerbis Peterhans (1999:89)</bibRefCitation>
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commented that "each of these species-complexes consists of several well-defined and closely related species. Differences between these species-complexes are also well marked. We believe that elevation of these species-complexes to the status of genera should be considered. For example, the morphological differences between the
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<taxonomicName id="35E7DE4156D53DDE52192B3F20587E83" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="49A1249420EFA5638DA28310826B8BDF" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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species-complex and the
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<taxonomicName id="E7FB78CF2C2A91DF8F31435027065CCD" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="6F4DFE58033F63D6EEAA283E62413E9C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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species-complex are equal to those between
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<taxonomicName id="7161FF85A0B41471D871AC27EA43CC43" authorityName="Trouessart" authorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Lemniscomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="046B8C40E4F0824241E003EAB63EE2C7" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Lemniscomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4B146F838799D800C19CDAA98A903962" baseAuthorityName="Musser" baseAuthorityYear="1987" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Rhabdomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="D21901F2AA6EA87CEF453FB12C9C3843" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Rhabdomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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." This is a hypothesis that has to be tested with morphological and molecular data within a framework surveying all African murine genera, not just
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<taxonomicName id="15DE10C9DD47067CE1FF98D031AE2DBE" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="370CB390008B611CAFB7009A88D8B685" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Cladistic analyses of morphological variation does support the generic separation of the
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<taxonomicName id="44699C5B6715244854054F70BA3DB667" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tullbergi">
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<emphasis id="7F639AB578DF7E8B49FB8F283886CD48" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. tullbergi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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group (
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<bibRefCitation id="C470AAFF690270D52C5FEAC7ABFB5F39" author="Lecompte, E. & L. Granjon & C. Denys" refId="ref208545" refString="Lecompte, E., L. Granjon, and C. Denys. 2002 a. The phylogeny of the Praomys complex (Rodentia: Muridae) and its phylogeographic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 40: 8 - 25." year="2002">
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Lecompte et al., 2002
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<emphasis id="62C15985E17DFC49BF0BF8F81EDB0337" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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) from the
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<taxonomicName id="D68C5D1E694D4D2D1FE2863EB78866AD" baseAuthorityName="de Winton" baseAuthorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="29B6DC7E7C59662A25D36D1FDF769DE3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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cluster, as does phylogenetic analyses of complete mtDNA cytochrome
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<emphasis id="4BD466EF25008C938AD4B3E1BF26CFAA" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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sequences (
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<bibRefCitation id="A9EC3E01849CBF4B8E8F4A89ACF8A4B7" author="Lecompte, E. & L. Granjon & J. Kerbis Peterhans & C. Denys" refId="ref208592" refString="Lecompte, E., L. Granjon, J. Kerbis Peterhans, and C. Denys. 2002 b. Cytochrome b-based phylogeny of the Praomys group (Rodentia, Murinae): A new African radiation? Comptes Rendus Biologies, 325: 827 - 840." year="2002">
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Lecompte et al., 2002
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<emphasis id="6FEEA940E58471DB8467E98A87A3A158" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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). We add a fifth group to
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<taxonomicName id="0CD21F9FA8AA4F9A7D30ECEA1698FDB8" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="98727B77F5C7EA57D0801366B999EEAC" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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composed of
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<taxonomicName id="12CA955D60CC8BBE4DCDFE678DEBF0A2" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daltoni">
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<emphasis id="EDCBF9A4A2745DCB3D343D38BE6AD611" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. daltoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="8500AF69286736FD41F2DFDD0BAFA7A5" authorityName="Van der Straeten and Verheyen" authorityYear="1978" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="derooi">
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<emphasis id="09400B1923617635516B8CA5B976ED2B" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. derooi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, which are usually allocated to
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<taxonomicName id="395A12A8EB908DA643B8506F1EED65A4" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="DAC8D09FFB204D2EA76D1F6B0EEC6509" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(=
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<taxonomicName id="9BAE0414B138D25FF3CE06FFEC4BB60E" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="44B4110F13FED65DAF4C9865B4640A27" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Myomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="99589FB1B483A5B3391D6C966AF34313" author="Musser, G. G. & M. D. Carleton" refId="ref252333" refString="Musser, G. G., and M. D. Carleton. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501 - 755, in: Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Second ed. (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., xviii + 1206 pp." year="1993">Musser and Carleton, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="725ED84A3058320B91BB041E06718AD4" author="Rosevear, D. R." refId="ref310288" refString="Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677: 1 - 604." year="1969">Rosevear, 1969</bibRefCitation>
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; Van der Straeten, 1979;
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<bibRefCitation id="E811B169C92ADA0A317DBA091204DDBB" author="Van der Straeten, E. & W. N. Verheyen" refId="ref364952" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and W. N. Verheyen. 1978 b. Taxonomical notes on the West African Myomys with the description of Myomys derooi (Mammalia- - Muridae). Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 43: 31 - 41." year="1978">
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Van der Straeten and Verheyen, 1978
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<emphasis id="503B7EF970B6DAB29B4AF6ACE5C0B586" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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; see those accounts)
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="6E389D3EF194D5678CB3B15BE71C5580" pageNumber="1443">
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Principle components analysis of most
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<typeStatus id="EC989C678BCA20C0978681E0D858AEB2">holotypes</typeStatus>
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associated with
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<taxonomicName id="7ED7EEDE2911B92AFEDC30049B8EA443" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="8FB51BD160D56900B3E919C612CE2E32" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was presented by
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<bibRefCitation id="7B4BD174003BAAF2031622B1B7EBBBC9" author="Van der Straeten, E. & C. B. Robbins" refId="ref364786" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and C. B. Robbins. 1997. Further studies on Mastomys (Rodentia: Muridae) types and generic distinctions among African Muridae. Mittheilungen Aus Dem Zoologischen Museum zu Berlin, 73 (1): 153 - 163." year="1997">Van der Straeten and Robbins (1997)</bibRefCitation>
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; the specimens tended to form a cluster separate from those containing
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<typeStatus id="81B694A877C5C148A44CE82E4F4BF8F1">holotypes</typeStatus>
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of
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<taxonomicName id="5DC12B332A8D96D2207E46DD3EE46105" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="0209C103B372EFC2FA7EB52590B5528E" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="1F3E107D79332C4DF7E3B4947A083877" baseAuthorityName="Watts and Baverstock" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hylomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="E2A457052DB3E05CFAA69603BA57A07D" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Hylomyscus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<bibRefCitation id="74F5ACC9593FC6EC26EA8366324FD09F" author="Lecompte, E. & C. Denys & L. Granjon" refId="ref208472" refString="Lecompte, E., C. Denys, and L. Granjon. 2001. An identification key for the species within the genus Praomys (Rodentia: Muridae). Pp. 127 - 139, in African small mammals (C. Denys, L. Granjon, and A. Poulet, eds.). IRD Editions, Collection Colloques et Seminaires, Paris, 570 pp." year="2001">Lecompte et al. (2001)</bibRefCitation>
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offered a taxonomic key to the species of
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<taxonomicName id="96FB46B02240F74B20D6AD598E1F87A3" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="AEDCA085E52F5CBD7B5DBCFD5D99BB95" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(except
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<taxonomicName id="6038D9CA13A39A3766262067A593A158" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lukolelae">
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<emphasis id="EC3F0A9EEC18464F65032F92C60E9B5A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. lukolelae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="C63FADCBDBA17A71E32AEC5DA961C78F" authorityName="Verheyen and Van der Straeten" authorityYear="1977" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verschureni">
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<emphasis id="264FAD724BFAA0182655C31CB3184307" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. verschureni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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), and summaries of their geographical distributions and chromosomal traits.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="86AE3028D848DC6CCE049129276A224E" pageNumber="1443">
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Extant species of
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<taxonomicName id="29CF1BC6578C1875FDC9D36D90F8452E" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1D0F5032CB5CF138B145A9D24CA36F9F" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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now occur primarily in Subsaharan forest and tree savanna habitats, but the genus is represented by
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<taxonomicName id="9DEE6BBDFD4EAF4648986B894C2EA26A" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="skouri">
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<emphasis id="847F1EFE12D0B31F5422DFD17C0B85D3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. skouri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from late Pliocene sediments in
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<collectingCountry id="874166AEB09275D3231BDC09A651E0B9" name="Morocco">Morocco</collectingCountry>
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, when the environment may have been similar to present conditions in East and
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<collectingCountry id="92B29104233790AD5D9F01699A073898" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="AF2AA06F38A8BF106CCB36A362C85235" author="Geraads, D." refId="ref119407" refString="Geraads, D. 1995. Rongeurs et insectivores (Mammalia) du Pliocene final de Ahl Al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc). Geobios, 28 (1): 99 - 115." year="1995">Geraads, 1995</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="0396A3E831CB2A8ADCE5AB8BAF06C038" author="Geraads, D. & F. Amani & J. - P. Raynal & F. - Z. Sbihi-Alaoui" refId="ref119505" refString="Geraads, D., F. Amani, J. - P. Raynal, and F. - Z. Sbihi-Alaoui. 1998. La fauna de mammiferes du Pliocene terminal d'Ahl al Oughlam, Casablanca, Maroc. Comptes Rendus Academie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes, 326: 671 - 676." year="1998">Geraads et al., 1998</bibRefCitation>
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), and by
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<taxonomicName id="173433B9FB358EE9E1C0C9938AC89BEA" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darelbeidae">
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<emphasis id="F3D4848F2A4D04DD6C747954DBACF04F" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. darelbeidae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from the middle Pleistocene of that country, a time of open, dry environments (
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<bibRefCitation id="0782A1BD363A21E453994F01EA6D0ADA" author="Geraads, D." refId="ref119360" refString="Geraads, D. 1994. Rongeurs et lagomorphes du Pleistocene moyen de la " Grotte des Rhinoceros ", Carriere Oulad Hamida l a Casablanca, Maroc. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie. Abhandlungen, 191 (2): 147 - 172." year="1994">Geraads, 1994</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<taxonomicName id="0C350CAB1F906A5949D2486161058FA1" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="skouri">
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<emphasis id="EF5A388C6633DDA244B427F4E54F5A0C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys skouri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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has also been found in early Pleistocene of
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<collectingCountry id="4E4B5DEF2C4C1F7D9F711FDE88710E8F" name="Tunisia">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
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, along with several other extinct
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<taxonomicName id="0F66937B3C8023CD846323176B0A18BC" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="C20F2ED099BC067E7821E93A9B2304FD" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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at different Pleistocene intervals (
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<bibRefCitation id="A08D2FBF567081FF38DE0FBE3662061C" author="Mein, P. & M. Pickford" refId="ref236473" refString="Mein, P., and M. Pickford. 1992. Gisements karstiques pleistocenes au Djebel Ressas, Tunisie. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 315 (2): 247 - 253." year="1992">Mein and Pickford, 1992</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<taxonomicName id="C371D6408776B45055435EEFC9DD70FD" authorityName="Jaeger" authorityYear="1975" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Berberomys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="9CF76785167EB3EFFDE058942402C8D3" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Berberomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was proposed as a subgenus for the Moroccan
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<taxonomicName id="47111EE38D863BE3EE11AA56F3127254" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="skouri">
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<emphasis id="BB692E4A1D6DCE2DBD148AB507A4D91A" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">P. skouri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, but its diagnostic traits also apply to an extinct species described as a
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<taxonomicName id="B16FB09FB54C8981DAB96A00FC844302" baseAuthorityName="Van der Straeten and Robbins" baseAuthorityYear="1997" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="335B1709FBBDCFD97014C1B5493ABC19" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Mastomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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recovered from sediments at Olduvai Gorge in
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<collectingCountry id="B6B239200CA30EB0695061CA5A746D72" name="Tanzania">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="DB9E460AE698CD4288A2E2EE04FCDDFE" author="Geraads, D." refId="ref119407" refString="Geraads, D. 1995. Rongeurs et insectivores (Mammalia) du Pliocene final de Ahl Al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc). Geobios, 28 (1): 99 - 115." year="1995">Geraads, 1995</bibRefCitation>
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). Late Pliocene of
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<collectingCountry id="A6068E3703798AC586A9D9FB91B38B50" name="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</collectingCountry>
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(hadar) is the oldest documented Subsaharan record of
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<taxonomicName id="A19655157B0CEDB9B11AC0E596318D89" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Praomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="2902725F3848A014713928752D39ED0C" italics="true" pageNumber="1443">Praomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(Denys, 1999;
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), but apparently strata in
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<collectingCountry id="1ED1272D610AC6157DEEC6556806BEB4" name="Chad">Chad</collectingCountry>
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have yielded an even older occurrence (early Pliocene) about 5 million years before present (Denys, pers. comm., in
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)
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</paragraph>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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