Prionomys Dollman 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Nesomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 930-955 : 942

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scientific name	Prionomys Dollman 1910
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Prionomys Dollman 1910 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 6: 226.

Type Species: Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Prionomys batesi Dollman 1910

Discussion: Dollman’s (1910) generic description is excellent and highlights its many unique traits among dendromurines. The interorbital and postorbital conformation, shape and size of incisive foramina, and molar patterns are similar to Dendroprionomys . A cladistic analysis based primarily on dental traits excludes Prionomys and Dendroprionomys from dendromurines ( Denys et al., 1995), but this hypothesis should be tested with other data.