Rattus detentus Timm, Weijola, Aplin, Flannery & Pine, in Timm et al., 2016

Parnaby, Harry E., Ingleby, Sandy & Divljan, Anja, 2017, Type Specimens of Non-fossil Mammals in the Australian Museum, Sydney, Records of the Australian Museum 69 (5), pp. 277-420 : 374

Rattus detentus Timm, Weijola, Aplin, Flannery & Pine, in Timm et al., 2016

J. Mamm. 97(3): 863, Figs. 1, 2 , 4 , 5 . (first published online 12 April, 2016).

Common name. Admiralties Rat.

Current name. Rattus detentus Timm, Weijola, Aplin, Flannery & Pine, 2016 in Timm et al. (2016).

Holotype. Primary registration is PNGM 274363 (but also numbered AM M45608 at time of registration); holotype status is by original designation. Adult female [Field no. R.7], skull, body in alc., obtained by Valter Weijola on 24 August 2012.

Condition. Cranium and dentaries complete and in good condition; body in alc. in good condition.

Type locality. “Vicinity of a small stream near western end of Kawaliap Village, el. 200 m (2°6'40"S 147°3'40"E), Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.” ( Timm et al. 2016).

Comments. The type series includes three specimens, including two paratypes in the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Detailed measurements and high quality images of the holotype are given by Timm et al. (2016).

Figures

Figure 2. X-ray images of AM PA.389, holotype skull of Echidna corealis Krefft, 1872a; (a) dorsal view, and (b) lateral view. (Images by James King).

Figure 4. Dentaries of AM M.8331, suspected syntype of Thylacinus breviceps. Krefft, 1868a: (a and b), with scale

Figure 5. Skin mount of AM PA.658, syntype of Antechinus allanii Krefft, 1872b. (Photography by Sally Cowan).