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Catalog of Type Specimens of Recent Mammals: Rodentia (Myomorpha, Anomaluromorpha, and Hystricomorpha) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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posted on 2019-09-11, 18:54 authored by Robert D. Fisher, Craig A. LudwigThe type collection of Recent mammals in the Division of
Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, contains 945 specimens bearing names of 931
species-group taxa of Rodentia (Myomorpha, Anomaluromorpha, and Hystricomorpha) as of August 2013. This catalog
presents an annotated list of these holdings comprised of 905 holotypes, 16 lectotypes, 8 syntypes (48 specimens), and 2
neotypes. In addition, we include 44 specimens that are part of syntype series that should be in the collection but cannot be
found or are now known to be in other collections. One hundred and ten of the names are new since the last type catalog
covering these suborders A lectotype for Mus peruvianus Peale, 1848, is newly designated herein. Nine specimens previously reported were subsequently sent to the vertebrate paleontology collection and are not included here. Suborders and
families are ordered as in Carleton and Musser; within families, currently recognized genera are arranged alphabetically;
within each currently recognized genus, accounts are arranged alphabetically by original published name. Information in
each account includes original name and abbreviated citation thereto, current name if other than original, citation for first
use of current name combination for the taxon (or new name combination if used herein for the first time), type designation, U.S. National Museum catalog number(s), preparation, age and sex, date of collection and collector, original collector
number, type locality, and remarks as appropriate. Digital photographs of each specimen will serve as a condition report
and will be attached to each electronic specimen record.
History
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- Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology