Philander deltae Lew et al., 2006

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Philander deltae Lew et al., 2006

TYPE MATERIAL AND TYPE LOCALITY: MHNLS 10679 , the holotype by original designation, consists of the skin, skull, and postcranial skeleton of an adult male collected “frente a Isla Venado” (10.00° N, 62.82° W; at sea level) in the Reserva Forestal Guarapiche , Monagas state, Venezuela. 12

SYNONYMS: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Philander deltae is said to occur in seasonally flooded habitats in and around the Orinoco delta of northeastern Venezuela (Delta Amacuro and Monagas) ( Lew et al., 2006: fig. 1).

REMARKS: As described by Lew et al. (2006), Philander deltae seems like a morphologically distinctive form, but genetic data from this taxon is needed to corroborate its taxonomic status and determine its relationships to other congeners.