Melomys matambuai Flannery, Colgan & Trimble 1994

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Melomys matambuai Flannery, Colgan & Trimble 1994

Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 114(1): 39, fig. 4, table 3. (27 May 1994).

Common name. Manus Island Mosaic-tailed Rat.

Current name. Melomys matambuai Flannery, Colgan & Trimble, 1994 ; following Musser & Carleton (2005).

Holotype. M.19639 by original designation. Female, [Field no. FE302], skull, study skin, skinned body in alc., frozen tissue; collected by T. F. Flannery, 15 June 1988; registered 23 November 1988.

Condition. Cranium has hole in the right maxilla; both dentaries complete. Study skin: missing most of tail (only c. 4 cm present), missing left ear and all digits of left and right manus are contorted.

Type locality. Near Polomou D.P.I. [= Department of Primary Industries] Station, (2°08'S 147°05'E), south-central Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.

Paratype. M.22277 by original designation. Female, skull, study skin, skinned body in alc., collected by F. Kinbag, collection date not recorded, registered 3 August 1990, west end of Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.

Comments. Described from two specimens.