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) in
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January
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NW of
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NW of Sagea
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) and 00°3849.9″N, 127°5601.2″E (North Ake Jira);
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(
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NW of the village of
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NW of the village of
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, at an altitude of
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, at the GPS coordinates
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,
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(see
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).
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current altitudinal range is 0 from
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are prepared as study skins with accompanying skulls.
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Figure 7: Ventral view of study skins representing six
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species.
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From right to left:
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(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21),
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(Seram MZB 35961),
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</taxonomicName>
(Pulau Lirung (
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=Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3),
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(Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD1FF8870C8F8D41E38F8AA" bold="true" box="[136,268,1850,1875]" pageId="11" pageNumber="229">Distribution</emphasis>
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Currently,
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from Halmahera is known only from the south-central region of the North Moluccan island of Halmahera (
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). The species has been collected in lowland forest and forest edge habitats, at elevations between 0 and
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We suspect that it may occur more broadly in other regions in the tropical lowland evergreen rain forest (
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) in Halmahera, and on neighbouring islands such as Morotai and perhaps Bacan, but little is yet known of its biology and distribution. Previous efforts to survey the rodent fauna of Halmahera and adjacent islands (specimens deposited at AM, AMNH, MZB, USNM), which have documented two native rodent species (
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</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD1FF88755BF9631CFEF931" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="229">Halmaheramys bokimekot</emphasis>
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) and several non-native rodents (
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD1FF887507F95F1B59F913" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="229">
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,
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/
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, and
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD1FF8874F5F93D1BD6F913" bold="true" box="[1205,1250,1747,1770]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="229">Mus</emphasis>
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), have not yet documented
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in other areas of Halmahera or on Morotai or Bacan. However, rodent collecting efforts in the North
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have been very limited to date. Sampling was done at higher elevation in Halmahera by us (
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, cf. boki mekot locality
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) and also other mammalogists (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC9FB2FFD6FF8F71DCF9181D79F8F7" author="Flannery, T. F." box="[412,589,1782,1806]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" refId="ref19919" refString="Flannery, T. F. 1995 a. Mammals of the south-west Pacific and Moluccan Islands. Reed Books, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia." type="book" year="1995">Flannery 1995a</bibRefCitation>
,b), but
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were never collected above
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.
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Table 4: Selected external and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult
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from Halmahera and Moluccan species of
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(
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7126FF221EE4FF26" bold="true" box="[358,464,203,224]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">M. obienSiS</emphasis>
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) as well as related Australo-Papuan species
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(
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F73A1FF221B74FF26" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1913" box="[993,1088,203,224]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutillus">M. lUtillUS</taxonomicName>
,
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) (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided).
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Halmahera
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F71FEFEAD1D36FEAE" bold="true" box="[446,514,323,343]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">burtoni</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7242FEAC1D3CFEB6" bold="true" box="[514,520,322,335]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">a</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFEC81DFFFEAE" box="[589,715,294,343]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7237FEC81DF0FEAE" bold="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Obi, Bisa
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F7235FEAD1DF0FEAE" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1911" box="[629,708,323,343]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obiensis">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7235FEAD1DF0FEAE" bold="true" box="[629,708,323,343]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">obiensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7284FEAC1DFFFEB6" bold="true" box="[708,715,322,335]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">b</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F734FFEC81C68FEAE" bold="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Montane New Guinea
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F731CFEAC1C56FEB6" bold="true" box="[860,866,322,335]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">c</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFEC81BEFFEAE" box="[1051,1243,294,343]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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Lowland New Guinea
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F741BFEAC1B56FEB6" bold="true" box="[1115,1122,322,335]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">d</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFEC81A9CFEAE" box="[1311,1448,294,343]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F755FFEC81A57FEAE" bold="true" box="[1311,1394,294,343]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Australia
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F755FFEAD1A57FEAE" baseAuthorityName="Ramsay" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[1311,1379,323,343]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F755FFEAD1A57FEAE" bold="true" box="[1311,1379,323,343]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7523FEAC1A5DFEB6" bold="true" box="[1379,1385,322,335]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">e</emphasis>
</th>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FE811A9CFE66" box="[166,1448,367,415]" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FE811E03FE66" box="[166,311,367,415]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">HBL</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFE811D3DFE66" box="[383,521,367,415]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">117 110141 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFE811DFFFE66" box="[589,715,367,415]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">127 123129 (3)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFE811CE0FE66" box="[783,980,367,415]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">118 237267 (18)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFE811BEFFE66" box="[1051,1243,367,415]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">110 190246 (23)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFE811A9CFE66" box="[1311,1448,367,415]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">104 174243 (21)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FE491A9CFE2E" box="[166,1448,423,471]" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FE491E03FE2E" box="[166,311,423,471]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Tail length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFE491D3DFE2E" box="[383,521,423,471]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">121 110140 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFE491DFFFE2E" box="[589,715,423,471]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">162 148175 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFE491CE0FE2E" box="[783,980,423,471]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">129 122136 (18)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFE491BEFFE2E" box="[1051,1243,423,471]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">110 85135 (23)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFE491A9CFE2E" box="[1311,1448,423,471]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">111 90122 (21)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FE311A9CFDF6" box="[166,1448,479,527]" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FE311E03FDF6" box="[166,311,479,527]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Hindfoot length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFE311D3DFDF6" box="[383,521,479,527]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">24 2027 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFE311DFFFDF6" box="[589,715,479,527]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">28 2729.0 (4)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFE311CE0FDF6" box="[783,980,479,527]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">26 2528 (18)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFE311BEFFDF6" box="[1051,1243,479,527]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">24 2326 (23)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFE311A9CFDF6" box="[1311,1448,479,527]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">23 2125 (21)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FDF91A9CFDBE" box="[166,1448,535,583]" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FDF91E03FDBE" box="[166,311,535,583]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Ear length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFDF91D3DFDBE" box="[383,521,535,583]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">18 1521 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFDF91DFFFDBE" box="[589,715,535,583]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">15 1417 (4)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFDF91CE0FDBE" box="[783,980,535,583]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">13 1214 (18)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFDF91BEFFDBE" box="[1051,1243,535,583]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">13 1114 (6)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFDF91A9CFDBE" box="[1311,1448,535,583]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">13 1215 (21)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FDA11A9CFD86" box="[166,1448,591,639]" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FDA11E03FD86" box="[166,311,591,639]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">GLS</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFDA11D3DFD86" box="[383,521,591,639]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">29.7 29.831.3 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFDA11DFFFD86" box="[589,715,591,639]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">34.1 33.434.4 (3)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFDA11CE0FD86" box="[783,980,591,639]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">28.31 27.1930.03 (10)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFDA11BEFFD86" box="[1051,1243,591,639]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">28.31 27.1930.03 (10)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFDA11A9CFD86" box="[1311,1448,591,639]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">28.4 27.829.1 (6)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FD691A9CFD4E" box="[166,1448,647,695]" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FD691E03FD4E" box="[166,311,647,695]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">ZB</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFD691D3DFD4E" box="[383,521,647,695]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">15.6 15.116.3 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFD691DFFFD4E" box="[589,715,647,695]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">17.4 17.317.6 (3)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C734FFD691CE0FD4E" box="[783,980,647,695]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">14.26 13.615.19 (10)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFD691BEFFD4E" box="[1051,1243,647,695]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">14.26 13.615.19 (10)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFD691A9CFD4E" box="[1311,1448,647,695]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">14.2 13.814.21 (6)</td>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FD511E03FD16" box="[166,311,703,751]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Mass</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713FFD511D3DFD16" box="[383,521,703,751]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">56 3795 (13)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C720DFD511DFFFD16" box="[589,715,703,751]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">71 6874 (2)</td>
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<td id="769C897DFFD6007C745BFD511BEFFD16" box="[1051,1243,703,751]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C755FFD511A9CFD16" box="[1311,1448,703,751]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
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33223-26; 33533-34; 33536-41; 33552.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6FCC91E89FCC4" bold="true" box="[166,445,807,829]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6FCC91FD9FCC4" bold="true" box="[166,237,807,829]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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.3.4.10.1; AU 24391-92.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6FCAB1FD1FCA3" bold="true" box="[166,229,837,858]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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151204-215; 151217; 151223-227.
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105754-760; 105762-771; 105866; 105964-965; 105967-969.
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<superScript id="7C084F0BFFD6FF8F70E6FC911FD2FC6C" attach="right" box="[166,230,895,917]" fontSize="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">eAMNH</superScript>
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154116; 154120; 154123; 154125-126; 154128-129; 154131; 154133; 154135; 154136-138; 154140-141; 154144; 154149-153.
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Table 5: External and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult specimens of additional species of
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endemic to the Moluccas (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided).
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Seram
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F71FBFBA31EC7FB98" bold="true" box="[443,499,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">paveli</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F71B2FBA21ECCFBA0" bold="true" box="[498,504,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">a</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFBDE1D8CFB98" box="[571,696,1072,1121]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F727BFBDE1DABFB98" bold="true" box="[571,671,1072,1121]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Seram
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F727BFBA31DABFB98" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[571,671,1101,1121]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fraterculus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F727BFBA31DABFB98" bold="true" box="[571,671,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">fraterculus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F72DFFBA21D92FBA0" bold="true" box="[671,678,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">b</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFBDE1C4DFB98" box="[763,889,1072,1121]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F737DFBDE1C47FB98" bold="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Seram
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F7369FBA31C47FB98" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[809,883,1101,1121]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aerosus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7369FBA31C47FB98" bold="true" box="[809,883,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">aerosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7333FBA21C4DFBA0" bold="true" box="[883,889,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">c</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFBDE1B0CFB98" box="[954,1080,1072,1121]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F73FAFBDE1B34FB98" bold="true" box="[954,1024,1072,1121]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Seram
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F73FAFBA31B34FB98" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[954,1024,1101,1121]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulgens">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F73FAFBA31B34FB98" bold="true" box="[954,1024,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">fulgens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7440FBA21B33FBA0" bold="true" box="[1024,1031,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">d</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFBDE1BDFFB98" box="[1146,1259,1072,1121]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F743AFBDE1BFEFB98" bold="true" box="[1146,1226,1072,1121]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Talaud
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F743AFBA31BFEFB98" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1146,1226,1101,1121]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F743AFBA31BFEFB98" bold="true" box="[1146,1226,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">caurinus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F748AFBA21BE4FBA0" bold="true" box="[1226,1232,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">e</emphasis>
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<th id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFBDE1A9FFB98" box="[1325,1451,1072,1121]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F756DFBDE1ABFFB98" bold="true" box="[1325,1419,1072,1121]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
Talauds
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F756DFBA31ABFFB98" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1325,1419,1101,1121]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talaudium">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F756DFBA31ABFFB98" bold="true" box="[1325,1419,1101,1121]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">talaudium</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F75CBFBA21ABBFBA0" bold="true" box="[1419,1423,1100,1113]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">f</emphasis>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FB971A9FFB50" box="[166,1451,1145,1193]" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FB971E03FB50" box="[166,311,1145,1193]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">HBL</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFB971ECEFB50" box="[380,506,1145,1193]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">124.5 123126 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFB971D8CFB50" box="[571,696,1145,1193]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">115 115115 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFB971C4DFB50" box="[763,889,1145,1193]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">153 150160 (5)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFB971B0CFB50" box="[954,1080,1145,1193]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">150 150150 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFB971BDFFB50" box="[1146,1259,1145,1193]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">176 176 (1)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFB971A9FFB50" box="[1325,1451,1145,1193]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">174 173174 (2)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FB5F1A9FFB18" box="[166,1451,1201,1249]" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FB5F1E03FB18" box="[166,311,1201,1249]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Tail length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFB5F1ECEFB18" box="[380,506,1201,1249]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">133 128138 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFB5F1D8CFB18" box="[571,696,1201,1249]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">154 153155 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFB5F1C4DFB18" box="[763,889,1201,1249]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">132 125138 (8)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFB5F1B0CFB18" box="[954,1080,1201,1249]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">203 200205 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFB5F1BDFFB18" box="[1146,1259,1201,1249]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">137 136137 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFB5F1A9FFB18" box="[1325,1451,1201,1249]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">171 150183 (3)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FB071A9FFAE0" box="[166,1451,1257,1305]" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FB071E03FAE0" box="[166,311,1257,1305]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Hindfoot length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFB071ECEFAE0" box="[380,506,1257,1305]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">24 22.426.2 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFB071D8CFAE0" box="[571,696,1257,1305]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">26 2626 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFB071C4DFAE0" box="[763,889,1257,1305]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">33 3134 (8)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFB071B0CFAE0" box="[954,1080,1257,1305]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">34 3434 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFB071BDFFAE0" box="[1146,1259,1257,1305]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">30 3030 (2)</td>
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</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FACF1A9FFAA8" box="[166,1451,1313,1361]" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FACF1E03FAA8" box="[166,311,1313,1361]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Ear length</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFACF1ECEFAA8" box="[380,506,1313,1361]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">15 14.615.4 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFACF1D8CFAA8" box="[571,696,1313,1361]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">17.5 1718 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFACF1C4DFAA8" box="[763,889,1313,1361]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">17.4 1618 (8)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFACF1B0CFAA8" box="[954,1080,1313,1361]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">18 1719 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFACF1BDFFAA8" box="[1146,1259,1313,1361]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">15 15 (1)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFACF1A9FFAA8" box="[1325,1451,1313,1361]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">14.7 1316 (3)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FAB71A9FFA70" box="[166,1451,1369,1417]" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FAB71E03FA70" box="[166,311,1369,1417]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">GLS</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFAB71ECEFA70" box="[380,506,1369,1417]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">33.6 33.6 (1)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFAB71D8CFA70" box="[571,696,1369,1417]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">32.4 31.733.0 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFAB71C4DFA70" box="[763,889,1369,1417]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">36.6 35.037.4 (7)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFAB71B0CFA70" box="[954,1080,1369,1417]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">39.3 39.339.4 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFAB71BDFFA70" box="[1146,1259,1369,1417]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">38.6 38.6 (1)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFAB71A9FFA70" box="[1325,1451,1369,1417]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">38.3 36.939.7 (6)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FA7F1A9FFA38" box="[166,1451,1425,1473]" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FA7F1E03FA38" box="[166,311,1425,1473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">ZB</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFA7F1ECEFA38" box="[380,506,1425,1473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">15.0 14.715.3 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFA7F1D8CFA38" box="[571,696,1425,1473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">16.1 15.916.4 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFA7F1C4DFA38" box="[763,889,1425,1473]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">18.6 18.019.8 (8)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFA7F1B0CFA38" box="[954,1080,1425,1473]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">21.1 20.222.0 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFA7F1BDFFA38" box="[1146,1259,1425,1473]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">20.0 20.0 (1)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFA7F1A9FFA38" box="[1325,1451,1425,1473]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">19.6 18.120.8 (6)</td>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD6007C70E6FA271A9FFA00" box="[166,1451,1481,1529]" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<th id="769C897DFFD6007C70E6FA271E03FA00" box="[166,311,1481,1529]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Mass</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C713CFA271ECEFA00" box="[380,506,1481,1529]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">55 4565 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C727BFA271D8CFA00" box="[571,696,1481,1529]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C72BBFA271C4DFA00" box="[763,889,1481,1529]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">110 97123 (2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C73FAFA271B0CFA00" box="[954,1080,1481,1529]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C743AFA271BDFFA00" box="[1146,1259,1481,1529]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD6007C756DFA271A9FFA00" box="[1325,1451,1481,1529]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">NA NA</td>
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35961; AU 31923.
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9DF1E47F9BE" bold="true" box="[166,371,1585,1607]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9DF1FD8F9BE" bold="true" box="[166,236,1585,1607]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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.20.7.26.26-27.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9A11D29F99D" bold="true" box="[166,541,1615,1636]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9A11FD8F99D" bold="true" box="[166,236,1615,1636]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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.20.7.26.21-25; BMNH.20.7.26.22.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9821E47F978" bold="true" box="[166,371,1644,1665]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9821FD8F978" bold="true" box="[166,236,1644,1665]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
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</emphasis>
.20.7.26.19-20.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9671E0AF966" bold="true" box="[166,318,1673,1695]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9671FD8F966" bold="true" box="[166,236,1673,1695]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<superScript id="7C084F0BFFD6FF8F70E6F9671FD8F966" attach="right" box="[166,236,1673,1695]" fontSize="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">eBMNH</superScript>
</emphasis>
.21.2.9.2.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD6FF8F70E6F9491E0FF945" blockId="12.[166,541,1556,1724]" box="[166,315,1703,1724]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F9491FDDF945" bold="true" box="[166,233,1703,1724]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<superScript id="7C084F0BFFD6FF8F70E6F9491FDDF945" attach="right" box="[166,233,1703,1724]" fontSize="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">fBMNH</superScript>
</emphasis>
.21.2.9.3.
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</tableNote>
<subSubSection id="C367B1C8FFD6FF8F70E6F8B31E7BF861" box="[166,335,1885,1945]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD6FF8F70E6F8B31E7DF88F" blockId="12.[166,335,1885,1945]" box="[166,329,1885,1910]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F70E6F8B31E7DF88F" bold="true" box="[166,329,1885,1910]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Measurements</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD6FF8F70E6F86F1E7BF861" blockId="12.[166,335,1885,1945]" box="[166,335,1921,1945]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
See
<tableCitation id="C6FFD7F8FFD6FF8F7092F86F1E7CF860" box="[210,328,1921,1945]" captionStart-0="Table 4" captionStart-1="Table 5" captionStart-2="Table 6" captionStartId-0="12.[166,216,174,194]" captionStartId-1="12.[166,216,982,1002]" captionStartId-2="13.[136,186,187,207]" captionTargetPageId-0="12" captionTargetPageId-1="12" captionTargetPageId-2="13" captionText-0="Table 4: Selected external and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult MelomyS bUrtoni from Halmahera and Moluccan species of MelomyS (M. obienSiS) as well as related Australo-Papuan species (M. frigicola, M. lUtillUS, M. bUrtoni) (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided)." captionText-1="Table 5: External and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult specimens of additional species of MelomyS endemic to the Moluccas (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided)." captionText-2="Table 6: Cranial and dental measurements (in mm) of MelomyS bUrtoni (Halmahera)." httpUri-0="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FF401EC7FF04" httpUri-1="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FC381C14FBFE" httpUri-2="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" tableUuid-0="DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FF401EC7FF04" tableUuid-1="DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FC381C14FBFE" tableUuid-2="DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14">Tables 46</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C367B1C8FFD6FF8E7378F91B1CD2FE11" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="231" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD6FF8F7378F91B1C92F8F7" blockId="12.[824,1452,1781,1945]" box="[824,934,1781,1806]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7378F91B1C92F8F7" bold="true" box="[824,934,1781,1806]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Diagnosis</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD6FF8E7378F8F61D92F9E2" blockId="12.[824,1452,1781,1945]" lastBlockId="13.[136,764,1193,1945]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="231" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F7378F8F61CC4F8C9" baseAuthorityName="Ramsay" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[824,1008,1816,1840]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7378F8F61CC4F8C9" bold="true" box="[824,1008,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Halmahera can be distinguished from congeners by the following external characters: (1) relatively small body size, e.g. as compared to
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F7576F8B01A9FF88C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[1334,1451,1886,1909]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aerosus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7576F8B01A9FF88C" bold="true" box="[1334,1451,1886,1909]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">M. aerosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD6FF8F7327F86F1CE1F861" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[871,981,1920,1944]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulgens">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD6FF8F7327F86F1CE1F861" bold="true" box="[871,981,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="230">M. fulgens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of Seram (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC9FB2FFD6FF8F7406F86F1BFBF860" author="Helgen, K. M." box="[1094,1231,1921,1945]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" pagination="165 - 172" refId="ref20625" refString="Helgen, K. M. 2003. A review of the rodent fauna of Seram, Moluccas, with the description of a new subspecies of mosaic-tailed rat, MelomyS rUfeScenS paVeli. J. Zool. (London) 261: 165 - 172." type="journal article" year="2003">Helgen 2003</bibRefCitation>
) (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC9FB2FFD6FF8F74A3F86F1A7DF861" author="Tate, G. H. H." box="[1251,1353,1920,1945]" pageId="12" pageNumber="230" pagination="183 - 430" refId="ref22826" refString="Tate, G. H. H. 1951. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 65. The rodents of Australia and New Guinea. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 97: 183 - 430." type="journal article" year="1951">Tate 1951</bibRefCitation>
, Menzies 1996, see also
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7168FB471EB9FB38" box="[296,397,1193,1217]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[166,223,1081,1101]" captionTargetBox="[172,1408,174,1050]" captionTargetId="figure-341@10.[166,1412,174,1050]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6: Dorsal view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), MelomyS paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (= Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH. 2.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837678" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837678/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figures 6</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7187FB471EE0FB39" box="[455,468,1193,1216]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="11.[136,193,1160,1180]" captionTargetBox="[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetId="figure-363@11.[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Figure 7: Ventral view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH.20.7.26.27), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (=Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837680" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837680/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">7</figureCitation>
;
<tableCitation id="C6FFD7F8FFD7FF8E71A0FB471D0FFB38" box="[480,571,1193,1217]" captionStart="Table 5" captionStartId="12.[166,216,982,1002]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Table 5: External and cranial measurements (mm) and body mass (g) of adult specimens of additional species of MelomyS endemic to the Moluccas (means, measurement ranges, and sample sizes provided)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FC381C14FBFE" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" tableUuid="DF02B2CBFFD6FF8F70E6FC381C14FBFE">Tables 5</tableCitation>
and
<tableCitation id="C6FFD7F8FFD7FF8E7234FB471DB0FB38" box="[628,644,1193,1217]" captionStart="Table 6" captionStartId="13.[136,186,187,207]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Table 6: Cranial and dental measurements (in mm) of MelomyS bUrtoni (Halmahera)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" tableUuid="DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14">6</tableCitation>
); (2) head-body length is nearly equal to the tail length (103 % of the body length, but see also
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7193FB001D0CFAFF" box="[467,568,1262,1286]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[166,223,1081,1101]" captionTargetBox="[172,1408,174,1050]" captionTargetId="figure-341@10.[166,1412,174,1050]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6: Dorsal view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), MelomyS paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (= Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH. 2.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837678" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837678/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figures 6</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7232FB001D4BFAFF" box="[626,639,1262,1286]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="11.[136,193,1160,1180]" captionTargetBox="[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetId="figure-363@11.[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Figure 7: Ventral view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH.20.7.26.27), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (=Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837680" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837680/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">7</figureCitation>
) compared to the long-tailed
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E710DFAFF1EF3FAD1" bold="true" box="[333,455,1296,1320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. obiensis</emphasis>
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(127 % of the body length); (3) dorsal fur dark brown or red-brown with dark gray bases; (4) ventral fur pure white along mid-ventral region of underparts and grayish on the sides; (5) dorsal surfaces of the forefeet and hindfeet pale brown with scattered rufous hairs; (6) tail usually dark above and below (some specimens have a paler underside), with three hairs per tail scale; (7) brown ears relatively long and large.
</paragraph>
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Table 6: Cranial and dental measurements (in mm) of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7239FF551FF8FF14" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">MelomyS bUrtoni</emphasis>
(Halmahera)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD7FF8E725EFEF91DCFFBE2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
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<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E725EFEF91DC1FED2" authority="(Halmahera)" baseAuthorityName="Halmahera" box="[542,757,279,299]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E725EFEF91DC1FED2" bold="true" box="[542,757,279,299]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E725EFEF91D4AFED2" bold="true" box="[542,638,279,299]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. burtoni</emphasis>
(Halmahera)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E72B5FEF81DCFFEDA" bold="true" box="[757,763,278,291]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">a</emphasis>
</th>
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<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FEAA1DC8FEA0" box="[136,764,324,345]" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FEAA1ED1FEA0" box="[352,485,324,345]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E713AFEAA1E8BFEA1" bold="true" box="[378,447,324,344]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Male (n</emphasis>
=
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7192FEAA1ED1FEA1" bold="true" box="[466,485,324,344]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">6)</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FEAA1DC8FEA0" box="[631,764,324,345]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E723DFEAA1DE2FEA1" bold="true" box="[637,726,324,344]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Female (n</emphasis>
= 6)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FE9F1DC8FE7F" box="[136,764,369,390]" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFE9F1E66FE7F" box="[221,338,369,390]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Mean ± SD</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FE9F1ED1FE7F" box="[352,485,369,390]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Range</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FE9F1D5CFE7F" box="[500,616,369,390]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Mean ± SD</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FE9F1DC8FE7F" box="[631,764,369,390]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Range</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FE701DC8FE4A" box="[136,764,414,435]" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FE701FF8FE4A" box="[136,204,414,435]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">GLS</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFE701E66FE4A" box="[221,338,414,435]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">32.78 ± 2.01</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FE701ED1FE4A" box="[352,485,414,435]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(30.56/34.6)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FE701D5CFE4A" box="[500,616,414,435]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">29.99 ± 0.59</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FE701DC8FE4A" box="[631,764,414,435]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(28.84/30.90)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FE521DC8FE28" box="[136,764,444,465]" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FE521FF8FE28" box="[136,204,444,465]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">IB</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFE521E66FE28" box="[221,338,444,465]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.88 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FE521ED1FE28" box="[352,485,444,465]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(4.69/5.2)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FE521D5CFE28" box="[500,616,444,465]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.815 ± 0.03</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FE521DC8FE28" box="[631,764,444,465]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(4.51/4.97)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FE371DC8FE17" box="[136,764,473,494]" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FE371FF8FE17" box="[136,204,473,494]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">ZB</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFE371E66FE17" box="[221,338,473,494]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">16.37 ± 0.51</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FE371ED1FE17" box="[352,485,473,494]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(14.96/17.65)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FE371D5CFE17" box="[500,616,473,494]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">14.97 ± 0.2</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FE371DC8FE17" box="[631,764,473,494]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(14.57/15.84)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FE191DC8FDF2" box="[136,764,503,523]" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FE191FF8FDF2" box="[136,204,503,523]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">LR</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFE191E66FDF2" box="[221,338,503,523]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">9.42 ± 0.06</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FE191ED1FDF2" box="[352,485,503,523]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(9.14/9.7)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FE191D5CFDF2" box="[500,616,503,523]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">8.68 ± 0.11</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FE191DC8FDF2" box="[631,764,503,523]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(8.02/8.93)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FDFA1DC8FDD0" box="[136,764,532,553]" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FDFA1FF8FDD0" box="[136,204,532,553]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BR</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFDFA1E66FDD0" box="[221,338,532,553]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">6.01 ± 0.09</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FDFA1ED1FDD0" box="[352,485,532,553]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.40/6.94)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FDFA1D5CFDD0" box="[500,616,532,553]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.48 ± 0.06</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FDFA1DC8FDD0" box="[631,764,532,553]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.22/5.92)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FDDF1DC8FDBF" box="[136,764,561,582]" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FDDF1FF8FDBF" box="[136,204,561,582]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BBC</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFDDF1E66FDBF" box="[221,338,561,582]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">13.35 ± 0.04</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FDDF1ED1FDBF" box="[352,485,561,582]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(12.98/13.71)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FDDF1D5CFDBF" box="[500,616,561,582]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">13.00 ± 0.11</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FDDF1DC8FDBF" box="[631,764,561,582]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(12.62/13.39)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FDA11DC8FD9A" box="[136,764,591,611]" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FDA11FF8FD9A" box="[136,204,591,611]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">HBC</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFDA11E66FD9A" box="[221,338,591,611]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">9.66 ± 0.01</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FDA11ED1FD9A" box="[352,485,591,611]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(9.51/9.78)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FDA11D5CFD9A" box="[500,616,591,611]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">9.60 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FDA11DC8FD9A" box="[631,764,591,611]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(9.45/9.78)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD821DC8FD78" box="[136,764,620,641]" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD821FF8FD78" box="[136,204,620,641]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BZP</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD821E66FD78" box="[221,338,620,641]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.54 ± 0.2</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD821ED1FD78" box="[352,485,620,641]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(3.83/5.49)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD821D5CFD78" box="[500,616,620,641]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">3.92 ± 0.08</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD821DC8FD78" box="[631,764,620,641]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(3.56/4.34)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD671DC8FD67" box="[136,764,649,670]" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD671FF8FD67" box="[136,204,649,670]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">LD</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD671E66FD67" box="[221,338,649,670]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">8.93 ± 0.39</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD671ED1FD67" box="[352,485,649,670]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(7.88/9.7)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD671D5CFD67" box="[500,616,649,670]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">7.93 ± 0.07</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD671DC8FD67" box="[631,764,649,670]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(7.64/8.34)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD491DC8FD42" box="[136,764,679,699]" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD491FF8FD42" box="[136,204,679,699]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">PPL</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD491E66FD42" box="[221,338,679,699]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">11.61 ± 0.28</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD491ED1FD42" box="[352,485,679,699]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(10.83/12.58)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD491D5CFD42" box="[500,616,679,699]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">10.08 ± 0.36</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD491DC8FD42" box="[631,764,679,699]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(9.09/10.76)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD2A1DC8FD20" box="[136,764,708,729]" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD2A1FF8FD20" box="[136,204,708,729]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">LBP</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD2A1E66FD20" box="[221,338,708,729]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">6.09 ± 0.04</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD2A1ED1FD20" box="[352,485,708,729]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.78/6.56)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD2A1D5CFD20" box="[500,616,708,729]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.89 ± 0.04</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD2A1DC8FD20" box="[631,764,708,729]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.75/6.14)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD0F1DC8FD0F" box="[136,764,737,758]" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD0F1FF8FD0F" box="[136,204,737,758]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BBPM1</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD0F1E66FD0F" box="[221,338,737,758]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">2.75 ± 0.06</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD0F1ED1FD0F" box="[352,485,737,758]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(2.38/3.25)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD0F1D5CFD0F" box="[500,616,737,758]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">2.49 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD0F1DC8FD0F" box="[631,764,737,758]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(2.36/2.78)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FD111DC8FCEA" box="[136,764,767,787]" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FD111FF8FCEA" box="[136,204,767,787]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BBPM3</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFD111E66FCEA" box="[221,338,767,787]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.25 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FD111ED1FCEA" box="[352,485,767,787]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(4.03/4.58)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FD111D5CFCEA" box="[500,616,767,787]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.02 ± 0</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FD111DC8FCEA" box="[631,764,767,787]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(3.94/4.08)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FCF21DC8FCC8" box="[136,764,796,817]" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FCF21FF8FCC8" box="[136,204,796,817]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">LIF</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFCF21E66FCC8" box="[221,338,796,817]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.82 ± 0.01</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FCF21ED1FCC8" box="[352,485,796,817]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.53/6.55)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FCF21D5CFCC8" box="[500,616,796,817]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.35 ± 0.07</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FCF21DC8FCC8" box="[631,764,796,817]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.12/5.85)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FCD71DC8FCB7" box="[136,764,825,846]" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FCD71FF8FCB7" box="[136,204,825,846]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BIF</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFCD71E66FCB7" box="[221,338,825,846]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.92 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FCD71ED1FCB7" box="[352,485,825,846]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.77/2.10)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FCD71D5CFCB7" box="[500,616,825,846]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.80 ± 0.02</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FCD71DC8FCB7" box="[631,764,825,846]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.68/2.01)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FCB91DC8FC92" box="[136,764,855,875]" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FCB91FF8FC92" box="[136,204,855,875]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">LB</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFCB91E66FC92" box="[221,338,855,875]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.53 ± 0.04</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FCB91ED1FC92" box="[352,485,855,875]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(4.33/4.83)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FCB91D5CFC92" box="[500,616,855,875]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">4.50 ± 0.05</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FCB91DC8FC92" box="[631,764,855,875]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(4.08/4.67)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FC9A1DC8FC70" box="[136,764,884,905]" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FC9A1FF8FC70" box="[136,204,884,905]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">CLM13</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFC9A1E66FC70" box="[221,338,884,905]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">6.03 ± 0.03</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FC9A1ED1FC70" box="[352,485,884,905]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.84/6.25)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FC9A1D5CFC70" box="[500,616,884,905]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.84 ± 0.05</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FC9A1DC8FC70" box="[631,764,884,905]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.65/6.15)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FC7F1DC8FC5F" box="[136,764,913,934]" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FC7F1FF8FC5F" box="[136,204,913,934]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">clm13</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFC7F1E66FC5F" box="[221,338,913,934]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.79 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FC7F1ED1FC5F" box="[352,485,913,934]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.64/6.03)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FC7F1D5CFC5F" box="[500,616,913,934]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5.72 ± 0.01</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FC7F1DC8FC5F" box="[631,764,913,934]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(5.58/5.90)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FC411DC8FC3A" box="[136,764,943,963]" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FC411FF8FC3A" box="[136,204,943,963]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">BM1</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFC411E66FC3A" box="[221,338,943,963]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.83 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FC411ED1FC3A" box="[352,485,943,963]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.74/1.98)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FC411D5CFC3A" box="[500,616,943,963]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.77 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FC411DC8FC3A" box="[631,764,943,963]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.68/1.81)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FC221DC8FC18" box="[136,764,972,993]" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FC221FF8FC18" box="[136,204,972,993]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">bm1</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFC221E66FC18" box="[221,338,972,993]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.68 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FC221ED1FC18" box="[352,485,972,993]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.61/1.73)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FC221D5CFC18" box="[500,616,972,993]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.61 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FC221DC8FC18" box="[631,764,972,993]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.52/1.71)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FC071DC8FC07" box="[136,764,1001,1022]" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FC071FF8FC07" box="[136,204,1001,1022]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">bm2</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFC071E66FC07" box="[221,338,1001,1022]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.92 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FC071ED1FC07" box="[352,485,1001,1022]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.89/1.97)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FC071D5CFC07" box="[500,616,1001,1022]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.90 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FC071DC8FC07" box="[631,764,1001,1022]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.82/1.93)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DE001FFD7007C70C8FBE91DC8FBE2" box="[136,764,1031,1051]" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<th id="769C897DFFD7007C70C8FBE91FF8FBE2" box="[136,204,1031,1051]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">bm3</th>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C709DFBE91E66FBE2" box="[221,338,1031,1051]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.48 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7120FBE91ED1FBE2" box="[352,485,1031,1051]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.46/1.51)</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C71B4FBE91D5CFBE2" box="[500,616,1031,1051]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">1.43 ± 0.10</td>
<td id="769C897DFFD7007C7237FBE91DC8FBE2" box="[631,764,1031,1051]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">(1.39/1.46)</td>
</tr>
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<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E72DEF9851D98F97A" box="[670,684,1643,1667]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="14.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[167,1181,178,1610]" captionTargetId="figure-74@14.[166,1181,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 8: Dorsal view of crania of various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837683" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837683/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">8</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E729EF9851DD9F97A" box="[734,749,1643,1667]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="15.[137,194,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetId="figure-70@15.[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figure 9: Lateral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837685/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">9</figureCitation>
); (2) a narrow interorbital region with concave borders (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E70CFF95F1FDEF930" box="[143,234,1713,1737]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="14.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[167,1181,178,1610]" captionTargetId="figure-74@14.[166,1181,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 8: Dorsal view of crania of various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837683" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837683/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figure 8</figureCitation>
); (3) large palatine foramina (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E726DF95F1DA1F930" box="[557,661,1713,1737]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figure 10</figureCitation>
), (4) long incisive foramina that extend posteriorly to the start of the molar rows (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E717DF9181E91F8F7" box="[317,421,1782,1806]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="8.[166,223,1835,1855]" captionTargetBox="[171,1249,904,1805]" captionTargetId="figure-328@8.[166,1300,904,1805]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 4: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the 17 MelomyS species dataset, similar symbols and colors of Figure 3. Patterns of shape variation along PC1 and PC2 are illustrated on the right side of the graphic, blue corresponding to minimal scores, red to maximal ones. Bold and thin outline represent, respectively, males and females. Red = Australia, green = Papua, black = North Moluccas, gray = South Moluccas." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837674" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837674/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figures 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E71F1F9181E89F8F7" box="[433,445,1782,1806]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[136,193,994,1014]" captionTargetBox="[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetId="figure-475@9.[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the four species subdataset, similar symbols and colors of Figures 3 and 4. See Figure 5 for a detailed definition of the Figures." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837676" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837676/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E71B6F9181D26F8F7" box="[502,530,1782,1806]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">10</figureCitation>
), (5) relatively longer incisive foramina and shorter tympanic bullae compared with all other species sampled here (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E725CF8D51DB0F8AA" box="[540,644,1851,1875]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="8.[166,223,1835,1855]" captionTargetBox="[171,1249,904,1805]" captionTargetId="figure-328@8.[166,1300,904,1805]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 4: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the 17 MelomyS species dataset, similar symbols and colors of Figure 3. Patterns of shape variation along PC1 and PC2 are illustrated on the right side of the graphic, blue corresponding to minimal scores, red to maximal ones. Bold and thin outline represent, respectively, males and females. Red = Australia, green = Papua, black = North Moluccas, gray = South Moluccas." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837674" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837674/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figures 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E72D0F8D51DA8F8AA" box="[656,668,1851,1875]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[136,193,994,1014]" captionTargetBox="[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetId="figure-475@9.[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the four species subdataset, similar symbols and colors of Figures 3 and 4. See Figure 5 for a detailed definition of the Figures." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837676" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837676/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">5</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7293F8D51DDBF8AA" box="[723,751,1851,1875]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">10</figureCitation>
). Following
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,
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E71F2F8B31D53F88C" bold="true" box="[434,615,1885,1909]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera belongs within the “
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E71EDF86E1D2EF861" bold="true" box="[429,538,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">cervinipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
division” and more specifically is a member of the
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E743AFF521BD8FF2A" bold="true" box="[1146,1260,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group that includes
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E73F6FF301B1DFF0C" bold="true" box="[950,1065,221,245]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E7486FF301A00FF0C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1913" box="[1222,1332,221,245]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutillus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7486FF301A00FF0C" bold="true" box="[1222,1332,221,245]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. lutillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7532FF301C46FEE1" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. frigicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of New
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, and four insular taxa distributed both west and east of New
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(
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E74D6FECD1A10FEC2" bold="true" box="[1174,1316,291,315]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. bannisteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E7570FECD1C7DFEA4" authorityName="Kitchener, in Kitchener &amp; Maryanto" authorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cooperae">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7570FECD1C7DFEA4" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. cooperae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E7315FEA81C9CFEA4" authorityName="Kitchener, in Kitchener &amp; Suyanto" authorityYear="1996" box="[853,936,325,349]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howi">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7315FEA81C9CFEA4" bold="true" box="[853,936,325,349]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. howi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E73F5FEA81B22FEA4" box="[949,1046,325,349]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="paveli">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E73F5FEA81B22FEA4" bold="true" box="[949,1046,325,349]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. paveli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Six species (
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E74EEFEA81A15FEA4" bold="true" box="[1198,1313,326,349]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. aerosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E756EFEA81C74FE79" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E756EFEA81C74FE79" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. caurinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E730EFE871C89FE79" bold="true" box="[846,957,360,384]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. fulgens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E738AFE871B77FE79" bold="true" box="[970,1091,360,384]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. obiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7412FE871AB1FE79" bold="true" box="[1106,1413,360,384]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E7412FE871BDDFE79" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[1106,1257,360,384]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fraterculus">M. fraterculus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E74B4FE871AB1FE79" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1268,1413,360,384]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talaudium">M. talaudium</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
) from the Moluccan region should not be included in this group due to lack of data as well as their relative morphological divergence.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E735AFDD91CADFDA9" bold="true" box="[794,921,567,592]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Description</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFD7FF8E735AFDB51C52FB39" blockId="13.[794,1422,567,1944]" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD7FF8E735AFDB51CEDFD8A" box="[794,985,603,627]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="13" pageNumber="231" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E735AFDB51CEDFD8A" bold="true" box="[794,985,603,627]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Halmahera (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E74FEFDB51A1BFD8A" box="[1214,1327,603,627]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[166,223,1081,1101]" captionTargetBox="[172,1408,174,1050]" captionTargetId="figure-341@10.[166,1412,174,1050]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6: Dorsal view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), MelomyS paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (= Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH. 2.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837678" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837678/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">Figures 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFD7FF8E7504FDB21A64FD8A" box="[1348,1360,604,627]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="11.[136,193,1160,1180]" captionTargetBox="[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetId="figure-363@11.[136,1421,174,1129]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Figure 7: Ventral view of study skins representing six MelomyS species. From right to left: M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH.20.7.26.27), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961), M. talaUdiUm (Pulau Lirung (=Salibabu), Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH.12.2.9.3), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392) and M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). Scale bar 0 1 2 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837680" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837680/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">7</figureCitation>
, and 11) is relatively small in body size (head-body length
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) with short, dense, and soft pelage. Dorsal fur ranges from dark-brown to red-brown; the hairs are bicolored, uniformly gray to blackish at the bases (the proximal 1/4 of the length) and brightly rufous distally. Dorsal guard hairs are soft, short, and pliable, project up to
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beyond the overfur, and are glistening black for most of their length with some reddish tips. The ventral coat is pure white the length of the midventral region and grayish towards the flanks. We detect major chromatic differences between the pelage of an old adult (n = 1), and other adults (n = 15). The old individual MZB 53533 has an overall darker coat and large body size, but is molecularly identical to all other
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7475FBAF1B91FBA1" bold="true" box="[1077,1189,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. burtoni</emphasis>
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specimens from Halmahera. The studied juvenile (n = 1) display a finer and duller colour tone and a more greyish fur compared to the adults.
</paragraph>
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The snout of
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from Halmahera is reddish-brown to yellowish above, and white on the sides and underside. The rhinarium and lips are unpigmented. The eyes are small (diameter about
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). Vibrissae are dark gray. Mystacial and superciliary vibrissae are moderately long, extending slightly beyond the ears. The pinnae are relatively small and brown, with a sparse covering of reddish brown hairs on both the inner and outer surfaces.
</paragraph>
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The tail is nearly equal in length to the combined head and body length (only exceeding HBL in the specimen MZB 33533) (
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and
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). The tail is dark brown to blackish on the entire surface, except for the proximal portion (
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), which is unpigmented in some specimens (MZB 33533, 33552). Tail scales are smooth and less raised compared to those in species of the
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E7543F93D1AB9F913" bold="true" box="[1283,1421,1746,1770]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. rufescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Division (
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), and moderately large (1415 rows/cm). There are three hairs per tail scale (each
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long), which is characteristic of the
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD7FF8E74BEF8D51AB9F8AA" bold="true" box="[1278,1421,1851,1875]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="231">M. cervinipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Division, as described by
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. Tail hairs are dark brown.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D70E6F9871DFDF984" bold="true" box="[166,713,1641,1661]" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">
Figure 8: Dorsal view of crania of various
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D7264F9871D42F984" bold="true" box="[548,630,1641,1661]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">MelomyS</emphasis>
species.
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Top to bottom:
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D7171F9691EA5F962" bold="true" box="[305,401,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D739DF9691B7CF963" bold="true" box="[989,1096,1670,1691]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. obienSiS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Obi, AM M24392),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D74BEF9691A6BF962" bold="true" box="[1278,1375,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Australia, BMNH 61.360),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD4FF8D71DAF94A1EC1F941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1913" box="[410,501,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="232" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutillus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D71DAF94A1EC1F941" bold="true" box="[410,501,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. lUtillUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D730EF94A1CFDF941" bold="true" box="[846,969,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. talaUdiUm</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD4FF8D74F7F94A1A17F941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1207,1315,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="232" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D74F7F94A1A17F941" bold="true" box="[1207,1315,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. caUrinUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D7100F92F1EF4F92C" bold="true" box="[320,448,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. fratercUlUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D7284F92F1C17F92C" bold="true" box="[708,803,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M aeroSUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D7465F92F1BB2F92C" bold="true" box="[1061,1158,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. fUlgenS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD4FF8D75C8F92F1FEAF90A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="232">M. paVeli</emphasis>
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(Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm.
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</caption>
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Dorsal surfaces of the forefeet and hindfeet are pale brown or unpigmented (
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) and sparsely covered with short reddish or brownish hairs on top of the metapodials and laterally on the digits. At the base of each claw, long white hairs form ungual tufts. The pollex is very short and bears a flat nail. The other front digits are longer and broader with curved, sharp, white claws. Each palmar surface is hairless, unpigmented, and displays three interdigital pads and two large metacarpal pads. The hindfeet of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C737DF8D51CCCF8AA" box="[829,1016,1851,1875]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C737DF8D51CCCF8AA" bold="true" box="[829,1016,1851,1875]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera are shorter than those of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C733FF8B01CCFF88F" bold="true" box="[895,1019,1886,1910]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. obiensis</emphasis>
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and those of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C74DFF8B01A29F88F" bold="true" box="[1183,1309,1886,1910]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. frigicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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and
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). Digits are elongated and broad, and each bears a pale claw that is short, sharp, and recurved. The hallux extends past the middle part of the medial digits. The 5th digit is slightly shorter than the medial digits and has a large associated interdigital pad. The plantar surface is naked and unpigmented, with four large interdigital pads, an elongate thenar pad, and a very small hypothenar pad.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C70C9F9871D8CF984" bold="true" box="[137,696,1641,1661]" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">
Figure 9: Lateral view of crania for various
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C7253F9871D51F984" bold="true" box="[531,613,1641,1661]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">MelomyS</emphasis>
species.
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Top to bottom:
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C7153F9691E47F962" bold="true" box="[275,371,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
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(Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C73FFF9691B1DF963" bold="true" box="[959,1065,1670,1691]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. obienSiS</emphasis>
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(Obi, AM M24392),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C74A0F9691A74F962" bold="true" box="[1248,1344,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Australia, BMNH 61.360),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C713BF94A1EE3F941" bold="true" box="[379,471,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. lUtillUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186),
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C7370F94A1C9EF941" bold="true" box="[816,938,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. talaUdiUm</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C74D9F94A1A31F941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1177,1285,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C74D9F94A1A31F941" bold="true" box="[1177,1285,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. caUrinUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C7162F92F1E96F92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[290,418,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fraterculus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C7162F92F1E96F92C" bold="true" box="[290,418,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. fratercUlUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C72E5F92F1C31F92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[677,773,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aerosus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C72E5F92F1C31F92C" bold="true" box="[677,773,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M aeroSUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C7446F92F1B5CF92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[1030,1128,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulgens">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C7446F92F1B5CF92C" bold="true" box="[1030,1128,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. fUlgenS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFD5FF8C752AF92F1FF4F90A" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="233" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="paveli">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFD5FF8C752AF92F1FF4F90A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="233">M. paVeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCAFF9370E6F9871DD4F984" blockId="16.[166,1440,1641,1779]" box="[166,736,1641,1661]" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF9370E6F9871DD4F984" bold="true" box="[166,736,1641,1661]" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">
Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF93727BF9871DD4F984" box="[571,736,1641,1661]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF93727BF9871DB9F984" bold="true" box="[571,653,1641,1661]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">MelomyS</emphasis>
species.
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCAFF9370E6F9691D0FF90A" blockId="16.[166,1440,1641,1779]" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">
Top to bottom:
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF937171F9691EA5F962" box="[305,401,1671,1691]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF937171F9691EA5F962" bold="true" box="[305,401,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF93739DF9691B7CF963" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1911" box="[989,1096,1670,1691]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obiensis">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF93739DF9691B7CF963" bold="true" box="[989,1096,1670,1691]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. obienSiS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Obi, AM M24392),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF9374BEF9691A6BF962" box="[1278,1375,1671,1691]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF9374BEF9691A6BF962" bold="true" box="[1278,1375,1671,1691]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Australia, BMNH 61.360),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF9371DAF94A1EC1F941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1913" box="[410,501,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutillus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF9371DAF94A1EC1F941" bold="true" box="[410,501,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. lUtillUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF93730EF94A1CFDF941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[846,969,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talaudium">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF93730EF94A1CFDF941" bold="true" box="[846,969,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. talaUdiUm</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF9374F7F94A1A17F941" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1207,1315,1700,1720]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="caurinus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF9374F7F94A1A17F941" bold="true" box="[1207,1315,1700,1720]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. caUrinUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF937100F92F1EF4F92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[320,448,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fraterculus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF937100F92F1EF4F92C" bold="true" box="[320,448,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. fratercUlUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF937284F92F1C17F92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[708,803,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aerosus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF937284F92F1C17F92C" bold="true" box="[708,803,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M aeroSUS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF937465F92F1BB2F92C" baseAuthorityName="Thomas" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[1061,1158,1729,1749]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fulgens">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF937465F92F1BB2F92C" bold="true" box="[1061,1158,1729,1749]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. fUlgenS</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19),
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCAFF9375C8F92F1FEAF90A" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="16" pageNumber="234" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="paveli">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCAFF9375C8F92F1FEAF90A" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="234">M. paVeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCBFF9270C9FB831DF5FB78" blockId="17.[136,1399,1133,1212]" box="[137,705,1133,1153]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF9270C9FB831DF5FB78" bold="true" box="[137,705,1133,1153]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
Figure 11: (Left) Skulls of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF927133FB831EE0FB78" box="[371,468,1133,1153]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF927133FB831EE0FB78" bold="true" box="[371,468,1133,1153]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Halmahera, MZB 33552).
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCBFF9270C8FB651C3CFB45" blockId="17.[136,1399,1133,1212]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
(Right)
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF92708BFB651E1FFB66" box="[203,299,1163,1183]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF92708BFB651E1FFB66" bold="true" box="[203,299,1163,1183]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Halmahera, MZB 33533), shown in dorsal (top), ventral (2nd row), and left lateral (3rd row) views of crania, lateral views of left mandible (4th row), and medial views of right dentary (bottom).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCBFF9270F5FB001EBBFAD0" blockId="17.[136,764,1262,1944]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
As in all
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF927162FB001EEBFAFF" box="[290,479,1262,1286]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF927162FB001EB5FAFF" bold="true" box="[290,385,1262,1286]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Melomys</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, it has only two pairs of inguinal teats (0 + 2 = 4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCBFF9270F5FADD1D5FF95F" blockId="17.[136,764,1262,1944]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
The skull of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF927125FADD1D12FAB2" box="[357,550,1331,1355]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF927125FADD1D12FAB2" bold="true" box="[357,550,1331,1355]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Halmahera (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF9270CFFAB81FCDFA97" box="[143,249,1366,1390]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="17.[137,194,1133,1153]" captionTargetBox="[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetId="figure-389@17.[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Figure 11: (Left) Skulls of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). (Right) M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), shown in dorsal (top), ventral (2nd row), and left lateral (3rd row) views of crania, lateral views of left mandible (4th row), and medial views of right dentary (bottom)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837689" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837689/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figure 11</figureCitation>
) is smaller than most Moluccan species of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF9270C8FA961FD3FA69" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1922" box="[136,231,1400,1424]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF9270C8FA961FD3FA69" bold="true" box="[136,231,1400,1424]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Melomys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF9271E4FA971D2EFA69" box="[420,538,1400,1424]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF9271E4FA971D2EFA69" bold="true" box="[420,538,1400,1424]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">M. burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and allies in most dimensions (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF927155FA751E49FA4A" box="[277,381,1435,1459]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="8.[166,223,1835,1855]" captionTargetBox="[171,1249,904,1805]" captionTargetId="figure-328@8.[166,1300,904,1805]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 4: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the 17 MelomyS species dataset, similar symbols and colors of Figure 3. Patterns of shape variation along PC1 and PC2 are illustrated on the right side of the graphic, blue corresponding to minimal scores, red to maximal ones. Bold and thin outline represent, respectively, males and females. Red = Australia, green = Papua, black = North Moluccas, gray = South Moluccas." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837674" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837674/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figures 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF9271C9FA751EF4FA4A" box="[393,448,1435,1459]" captionStart-0="Figure 8" captionStart-1="Figure 9" captionStart-2="Figure 10" captionStartId-0="14.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionStartId-1="15.[137,194,1641,1661]" captionStartId-2="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox-0="[167,1181,178,1610]" captionTargetBox-1="[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetBox-2="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId-0="figure-74@14.[166,1181,174,1610]" captionTargetId-1="figure-70@15.[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetId-2="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId-0="14" captionTargetPageId-1="15" captionTargetPageId-2="16" captionText-0="Figure 8: Dorsal view of crania of various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." captionText-1="Figure 9: Lateral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." captionText-2="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837683" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837685" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7837683/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7837685/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">810</figureCitation>
). In dorsal view, the rostrum is narrow and short (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF927130FA501EE2FA2F" box="[368,470,1470,1494]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="17.[137,194,1133,1153]" captionTargetBox="[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetId="figure-389@17.[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Figure 11: (Left) Skulls of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). (Right) M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), shown in dorsal (top), ventral (2nd row), and left lateral (3rd row) views of crania, lateral views of left mandible (4th row), and medial views of right dentary (bottom)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837689" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837689/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figure 11</figureCitation>
). The interorbital region is moderately narrow and defined by concave borders. The postorbital region is elongate and the inflated braincase has a rounded outline. The temporal ridges that extend from the supraorbital region to the dorsolateral surfaces of the braincase are slightly developed. Robust zygomatic arches bow out from rostrum and braincase.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2E243FFCBFF9270F5F95F1CA6F97A" blockId="17.[136,764,1262,1944]" lastBlockId="17.[794,1422,1262,1944]" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">
In lateral view (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF927128F95F1EE4F930" box="[360,464,1713,1737]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="15.[137,194,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetId="figure-70@15.[136,1151,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figure 9: Lateral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837685/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figures 9</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF92724CF95F1D10F930" box="[524,548,1713,1737]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="17.[137,194,1133,1153]" captionTargetBox="[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetId="figure-389@17.[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Figure 11: (Left) Skulls of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). (Right) M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), shown in dorsal (top), ventral (2nd row), and left lateral (3rd row) views of crania, lateral views of left mandible (4th row), and medial views of right dentary (bottom)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837689" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837689/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">11</figureCitation>
), the dorsal profile of the skull is broadly convex from the slightly depressed nasal tips to the top of the frontals, straight over the frontals and parietals to the apex of the domed braincase, and sloping abruptly downward over the length of the interparietal. Nasal bones are short with sloping sides that give an angular shape to the tip of the rostrum. The posterior portion of the nasals are flat with nearly no concavity at the junction with the proximal end of the frontal. The zygomatic plate is narrower and the zygomatic notch shallower than in other Moluccan
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFCBFF927475FABB1BA0FA94" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1922" box="[1077,1172,1365,1389]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="17" pageNumber="235" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFCBFF927475FABB1BA0FA94" bold="true" box="[1077,1172,1365,1389]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Melomys</emphasis>
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. The dorsal root and anterior portion of the zygomatic arch are slightly broadened. The squamosal root of the arch is positioned at the medial portion of the braincase. A subsquamosal fenestra is not present. Each auditory bulla is small (
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,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF92753AFA0E1ABCFA01" box="[1402,1416,1504,1528]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[136,193,994,1014]" captionTargetBox="[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetId="figure-475@9.[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the four species subdataset, similar symbols and colors of Figures 3 and 4. See Figure 5 for a detailed definition of the Figures." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837676" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837676/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">5</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF92735AF9ED1C01F9E2" box="[794,821,1539,1563]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">10</figureCitation>
, and 11) and separated from the squamosal by a small postglenoid vacuity and from the alisphenoid by a narrow middle lacerate foramen. The lambdoid crest is poorly developed.
</paragraph>
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The ventral view of the skull (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF9274C3F9601BC6F95F" box="[1155,1266,1678,1702]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[166,223,1641,1661]" captionTargetBox="[166,1180,174,1609]" captionTargetId="figure-71@16.[166,1180,174,1610]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10: Ventral view of crania for various MelomyS species. Top to bottom: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552 young adult and MZB 33533 old adult), M. obienSiS (Obi, AM M24392), M. bUrtoni (Australia, BMNH 61.360), M. lUtillUS (Papua New Guinea, BMNH 47.1186), M. talaUdiUm (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. caUrinUS (Talaud, BMNH 12.2.9.3), M. fratercUlUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.27), M aeroSUS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.21), M. fUlgenS (Seram, BMNH 20.7.26.19), M. paVeli (Seram MZB 35961). Scale bar 0 1 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837687" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837687/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figures 10</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF927566F9601A08F95F" box="[1318,1340,1678,1702]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="17.[137,194,1133,1153]" captionTargetBox="[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetId="figure-389@17.[136,1119,174,1102]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Figure 11: (Left) Skulls of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552). (Right) M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), shown in dorsal (top), ventral (2nd row), and left lateral (3rd row) views of crania, lateral views of left mandible (4th row), and medial views of right dentary (bottom)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837689" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837689/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">11</figureCitation>
) shows long incisive foramina (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF92745EF95E1BB1F930" box="[1054,1157,1712,1737]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="8.[166,223,1835,1855]" captionTargetBox="[171,1249,904,1805]" captionTargetId="figure-328@8.[166,1300,904,1805]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 4: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the 17 MelomyS species dataset, similar symbols and colors of Figure 3. Patterns of shape variation along PC1 and PC2 are illustrated on the right side of the graphic, blue corresponding to minimal scores, red to maximal ones. Bold and thin outline represent, respectively, males and females. Red = Australia, green = Papua, black = North Moluccas, gray = South Moluccas." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837674" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837674/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">Figures 4</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFCBFF9274FDF95E1BFDF931" box="[1213,1225,1712,1736]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[136,193,994,1014]" captionTargetBox="[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetId="figure-475@9.[136,1270,174,963]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5: PCA on Procrustes coordinates for the four species subdataset, similar symbols and colors of Figures 3 and 4. See Figure 5 for a detailed definition of the Figures." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837676" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837676/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="235">5</figureCitation>
) that project posteriorly beyond the anterior margins of the first molars. The palate is narrow (BPPM1 and BPPM3) and short (LBP). Each palatine foramen is large, positioned between the anterior and posterior roots of the M2, and opens anteriorly into a well-defined palatal sulcus that runs forward to the posterolateral margin of the incisive foramina. The mesopterygoid fossa is moderately broad. The lateral pterygoid fossae are shallow and contain large sphenopterygoid vacuities. The skull exhibits bony landmarks consistent with the primitive pattern of cephalic arterial circulation found in most murine rodents (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC9FB2FFC8FF9172D5FEA81E00FE78" author="Musser, G. G. &amp; L. R. Heaney" pageId="18" pageNumber="236" pagination="1 - 138" refId="ref21604" refString="Musser, G. G. and L. R. Heaney. 1992. Philippine rodents: definitions of TarSomyS and LimnomyS plus a preliminary assessment of phylogenetic patterns among native Philippine murines (Murinae, Muridae). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 211: 1 - 138." type="journal article" year="1992">Musser and Heaney 1992</bibRefCitation>
), as in other
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF9171FDFE861D28FE79" bold="true" box="[445,540,360,384]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Melomys</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC9FB2FFC8FF917269FE871DF5FE78" author="Menzies, J. I." box="[553,705,361,385]" pageId="18" pageNumber="236" pagination="367 - 426" refId="ref21172" refString="Menzies, J. I. 1996. A systematic revision of MelomyS (Rodentia: Muridae) of New Guinea. Aust. J. Zool. 44: 367 - 426." type="journal article" year="1996">Menzies 1996</bibRefCitation>
)
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.
</paragraph>
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The upper and lower molars of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF91721DFE651C2EFE5A" bold="true" box="[605,794,395,419]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera are brachydont and broader compared to
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF917085FE3F1E07FE11" bold="true" box="[197,307,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">M. lutillus</emphasis>
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from Papua and
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF9171BBFE3F1D5BFE11" bold="true" box="[507,623,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">M. burtoni</emphasis>
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from
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(
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF9170EDFE1D1E29FDF2" box="[173,285,499,523]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="18.[166,223,1894,1914]" captionTargetBox="[166,1073,939,1862]" captionTargetId="figure-394@18.[166,1073,939,1862]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Figure 12: Occlusal views of right maxillary upper molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), Middle and Right: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33537)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837691/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Figures 12</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF917116FE1D1E44FDF2" box="[342,368,499,523]" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="19.[136,193,1117,1137]" captionTargetBox="[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetId="figure-340@19.[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="Figure 13: Occlusal views of right lower molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33537), Middle and Right: Specimens of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33533)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837693/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">13</figureCitation>
;
<tableCitation id="C6FFD7F8FFC8FF91713CFE1D1EECFDF2" box="[380,472,499,523]" captionStart="Table 6" captionStartId="13.[136,186,187,207]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Table 6: Cranial and dental measurements (in mm) of MelomyS bUrtoni (Halmahera)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14" pageId="18" pageNumber="236" tableUuid="DF02B2CBFFD7FF8E70C8FF551E7DFF14">Tables 6</tableCitation>
and
<tableCitation id="C6FFD7F8FFC8FF917252FE1A1D2AFDF2" box="[530,542,500,523]" captionStart="Table 7" captionStartId="20.[166,216,174,194]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Table 7: Cranial and dental measurements (in mm) of MelomyS bUrtoni (Australia) and M. lUtillUS (New Guinea)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF02B2CBFFCEFF9770E6FF401B97FF3A" pageId="18" pageNumber="236" tableUuid="DF02B2CBFFCEFF9770E6FF401B97FF3A">7</tableCitation>
). Each molar overlaps with its neighbour. The first upper and lower molars form nearly half of the entire toothrow, the second about onethird of the row, with the last molar much smaller than the others (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF917165FD901EA0FD6F" box="[293,404,638,662]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="18.[166,223,1894,1914]" captionTargetBox="[166,1073,939,1862]" captionTargetId="figure-394@18.[166,1073,939,1862]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Figure 12: Occlusal views of right maxillary upper molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33533), Middle and Right: M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33537)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837691/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Figures 12</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF91718CFD901ED2FD6F" box="[460,486,638,662]" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="19.[136,193,1117,1137]" captionTargetBox="[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetId="figure-340@19.[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="Figure 13: Occlusal views of right lower molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33537), Middle and Right: Specimens of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33533)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837693/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">13</figureCitation>
). The transverse laminae of the upper molars (rows 1 and 2 of M1 and row 2 of M2) display a posteriorly oriented, angular U-shape with a typically acuspidate chevron pattern (characteristic of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF9170E6FCE61E32FCD9" bold="true" box="[166,262,776,800]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Melomys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF91715BFCE61E99FCD9" bold="true" box="[283,429,776,800]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Paramelomys</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName id="4C7D99C0FFC8FF9171B2FCE71D70FCD9" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1867" box="[498,580,777,800]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Uromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="18" pageNumber="236" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF9171B2FCE71D70FCD9" bold="true" box="[498,580,777,800]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Uromys</emphasis>
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). The first row is formed by a medium-sized cusp t1 slightly separated from a wide central cusp t2, which in turn is broadly fused with a smaller cusp t3. The second row is composed of a large backward-directed lingual cusp t4 that is attached to a wide and narrow central cusp t5 and a large labial cusp t6, which is smaller than t4. The third row is formed by a large, angular cusp t8 joined to a cusp t9 that projects straight to the labial side. The second molar consists of two laminae with a medium-sized cusp t1. The first lower molar has an oblong outline and three rows of cusps (
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF9173C5FE3E1CD8FE10" box="[901,1004,464,489]" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="19.[136,193,1117,1137]" captionTargetBox="[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetId="figure-340@19.[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="Figure 13: Occlusal views of right lower molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33537), Middle and Right: Specimens of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33533)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837693/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Figure 13</figureCitation>
). The anterior 2/3 of the molar is formed by small anterolingual and anterolabial cusps that are slightly separated in unworn teeth from the second cusp row (metaconid, protoconid). The metaconid and protoconid are large, with a triangular shape, and fused in specimens displaying worn teeth (e.g. MZB 33533;
<figureCitation id="1346FEC6FFC8FF917378FD4E1CA8FD41" box="[824,924,672,696]" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="19.[136,193,1117,1137]" captionTargetBox="[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetId="figure-340@19.[136,1043,174,1086]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="Figure 13: Occlusal views of right lower molar rows. Left: Specimen of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33537), Middle and Right: Specimens of M. bUrtoni (Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33533)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7837693/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Figure 13</figureCitation>
). A large entoconid and hypoconid comprise the third cusp row, behind which is a broad but anteroposteriorly narrow posterior cingulum. The subsquare second lower molar has two cusp rows and a posterior cingulum. The pattern and shape of the lamina are similar in cusp shape and pattern to first lower molar. There is a small anterolabial cusplet on the anterolabial margin of the second lower molar close to the protoconid. The small third lower molar displays a rounded shape and a simple occlusal surface with two laminar cusp rows and a posterior cingulum. The molars of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF90724AFA961DF4FA69" bold="true" box="[522,704,1400,1424]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera have multiple roots, which were identified by a µCT scanner. Below each first upper molar, we found one large anterior root, two smaller lingual anchors, one labial root and one large posterior root. Four roots anchor each second molar, there are two anterior roots and two posterior anchor. Three roots anchor each third molar, there are two anterior roots and one posterior anchor. One anterior and posterior roots coupled with smaller labial and lingual anchors attach to each first lower molar. The second lower molars are anchored by two anterior and two posterior roots. The third lower molars are anchored by two anterior and one posterior roots. The alveoli patterns of upper and lower molar roots seen in
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF9072DBF8D51FE3F88C" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera are similar to the patterns found for
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF9070EDF86F1E2CF861" bold="true" box="[173,280,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">M. lutillus</emphasis>
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from Papua and
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF907194F86F1D71F861" bold="true" box="[468,581,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">M. burtoni</emphasis>
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from
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.
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF9170E6F8881DD4F883" bold="true" box="[166,736,1894,1914]" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">Figure 12: Occlusal views of right maxillary upper molar rows.</emphasis>
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Left: Specimen of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF91710BF86D1E9FF86E" bold="true" box="[331,427,1923,1943]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
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(Halmahera, MZB 33533), Middle and Right:
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC8FF917306F86D1C92F86E" bold="true" box="[838,934,1923,1943]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="236">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
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(Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33537).
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF9070C8FBB31D51FB88" bold="true" box="[136,613,1116,1137]" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">Figure 13: Occlusal views of right lower molar rows.</emphasis>
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Left: Specimen of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF90716DFB941EB9FB77" bold="true" box="[301,397,1146,1166]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
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(Halmahera, MZB 33537), Middle and Right: Specimens of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF9073E8FB941B3CFB77" bold="true" box="[936,1032,1146,1166]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">M. bUrtoni</emphasis>
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(Halmahera, MZB 33552; MZB 33533).
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Each dentary of
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<emphasis id="B9093E51FFC9FF90744CFB031BF2FAFC" bold="true" box="[1036,1222,1261,1285]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="237">Melomys burtoni</emphasis>
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from Halmahera is moderately long and stocky (
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), with a short but stout coronoid process, robust condylar process and strong angular process. There is a concave curvature of the posterior margin of the dentary. The capsular process forms a prominent ridge parallel to the coronoid and anterior part of the condylar process. A prominent masseteric crest extends between the ventral margin and the labial part of the dentary just before the mental foramen. The mandibular foramen is located above a narrow ridge that runs caudally from the molar platform to the base of the condylar process.
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