Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats (Genus Proechimys, Family Echimyidae)

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Author

Moojen, João

Title

Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Matthias Grammel, Joseph Cooper, The Internet Archive for some images and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Proechimys

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42720

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720

Release Date

May 16, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats (Genus Proechimys, Family Echimyidae)
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.METHODS AND TERMINOLOGY
5. 5.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
6. 6.PALEONTOLOGY
7. 7.SPECIATION — SUBGENERIC VARIATION — SPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE SUBGENUS PROECHIMYS — SUBSPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE SUBGENUS PROECHIMYS — SPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE SUBGENUS TRINOMYS — SUBSPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE SUBGENUS TRINOMYS
8. 8.TAXONOMIC CHARACTERS — Size and Proportions of External Parts — Pelage — Skull — Incisive Foramen — Teeth
9. 9.HABITS
10. 10.CHANGES WITH AGE
11. 11.Genus Proechimys J. A. Allen
12. 12.Artificial Key to the Subgenera and Species
13. 13.Subgenus Proechimys J. A. Allen — Proechimys goeldii Thomas — Proechimys goeldii steerei Goldman — Proechimys goeldii goeldii Thomas — Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes) — Proechimys semispinosus liminalis subspecies nova — Proechimys semispinosus amphichoricus subspecies nova — Proechimys semispinosus kermiti Allen — Proechimys longicaudatus (Rengger) — Proechimys longicaudatus brevicauda (Günther) — Proechimys longicaudatus boimensis J. A. Allen — Proechimys longicaudatus longicaudatus (Rengger) — Proechimys longicaudatus leucomystax Ribeiro — Proechimys longicaudatus roberti Thomas — Proechimys guyannensis (E. Geoffroy ) — Proechimys guyannensis villicauda subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis ribeiroi subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis hyleae subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis nesiotes subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis leioprimna subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis oris Thomas — Proechimys guyannensis arescens Osgood — Proechimys guyannensis riparum subspecies nova — Proechimys guyannensis arabupu subspecies nova
14. 14.Subgenus TRINOMYS Thomas — Proechimys dimidiatus (Günther) — Proechimys iheringi Thomas — Proechimys iheringi iheringi Thomas — Proechimys iheringi bonafidei subspecies nova — Proechimys iheringi gratiosus subspecies nova — Proechimys iheringi panema subspecies nova — Proechimys iheringi denigratus subspecies nova — Proechimys iheringi paratus subspecies nova — Proechimys setosus ( Desmarest ) — Proechimys setosus setosus ( Desmarest ) — Proechimys setosus elegans ( Lund ) — Proechimys albispinus (Is. Geoffroy ) — Proechimys albispinus albispinus (Is. Geoffroy ) — Proechimys albispinus sertonius Thomas
15. 15.INCERTA SEDIS — Proechimys myosuros ( Lichtenstein )
16. 16.CONCLUSIONS
17. 17.TABLE OF MEASUREMENTS — TABLE 1
18. 18.LITERATURE CITED

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