Srilankamys ohiensis (Phillips, 1929) . Ceylon J. Sci., Sec. B, 15:167.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Ohiya, W Haputale, 6000 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Primary lowland evergreen tropical and montane rainforest formations on mountains in Uva and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka between 3000 and 7000 ft (Phillips, 1980).

COMMENTS: Musser (1981 b) described the history of past and incorrect allocations of ohiensis to groups that were eventually recognized as the genera Apomys, Lenothrix, Leopoldamys, Maxomys, Niviventer, and Rattus .