Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)

In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that Typhlomys is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species (Typhlomys ciner...

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Autores principales: Hu, Ting-Li, Cheng, Feng, Xu, Zhen, Chen, Zhong-Zheng, Yu, Lei, Ban, Qian, Li, Chun-Lin, Pan, Tao, Zhang, Bao-Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Science Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7840448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33258336
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.132
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Sumario:In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that Typhlomys is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species (Typhlomys cinereus, T. chapensis, T. daloushanensis, and T. nanus), one unconfirmed candidate species, and one new species (Typhlomys huangshanensis sp. nov.). Morphological analyses further supported the designation of the Huangshan specimens found at mid-elevations in the southern Huangshan Mountains (600 m to 1 200 m a.s.l.) as a new species.

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