Melomys lutillus (Thomas, 1913)

James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 5), Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA: Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections, pp. 504-560 : 529

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scientific name	Melomys lutillus (Thomas, 1913)
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Melomys lutillus (Thomas, 1913) View in CoL . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 12:216.

TYPE LOCALITY: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., Angabunga River, Owgarra .

DISTRIBUTION: N. and C. Queensland and Hinchinbrook Isl. ( Australia); New Guinea; Murray Isl. (Torres Strait).

COMMENT: Baverstock et al., 1980, Aust. J. Zool., 28:553, 568, presented evidence that lutillus in Australia is probably conspecific with burtoni . May prove to be a subspecies of burtoni (CHSW) .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011038010001.