Chelemys megalonyx
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Chelemys
Species: Chelemys megalonyx
Name
[edit]Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse, 1845)
- Lectotype: BMNH 1844.10.7.37, ♂, collected by Thomas Bridges.
- Type locality: “Chile.. near the margin of the Lake of Quintero”.
Combinations
[edit]- Hesperomys megalonyx Waterhouse, 1845: 154 [original combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Mus microtis Philippi, 1900
- Oxymycterus niger Philippi, 1872
- Oxymicterus scalops Gray, 1847
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Waterhouse, G.R. 1845. [Various Skins of Mammalia from Chile were laid before the Meeting]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12: 153–158. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Chilean Long-clawed Mouse