Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, ( ISI ), Volume (8), No (1), Year (2012-12) , Pages (79-82)

Title : ( Further record of Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837 (Muridae, Rodentia) from South East of Iran with notes on its postcranial skeleton )

Authors: Jamshid Darvish , yaser amir afzali , ,

Citation: BibTeX | EndNote

Abstract

Indian Bush Rat- Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837 Type locality: India, Dharwar; Distribution: SE of Iran (Misonne, 1990), Pakistan (Roberts, 1977), Nepal (Ellerman, 1966), N and NE India south through Indian peninsula to Sri Lanka (Agrawal, 2000). A rat-like rodent similar to Rattus rattus but considerably smaller in size; Tail slightly shorter than the head and body length and much better covered with short hairs than in Rattus species; Head vole-like in its appearance; Eyes bigger than Rattus species; Ear more flattened, circular and well covered with hairs; Stout well- developed feet with four digits on the fore feet and a very short vestigial thumb, bearing a claw; Soles of the hind feet blackish unlike other murids; Adapted for climbing trees and low bushes with their naked soles. Teeth: Incisors reddish and deeply grooved; Well adapted to feeding on hard seeds due to their strongly cuspidate molars (Roberts, 1977).

Keywords

, Golunda ellioti, postcranial skeleton, South East of Iran
برای دانلود از شناسه و رمز عبور پرتال پویا استفاده کنید.

@article{paperid:1036284,
author = {Darvish, Jamshid and Amir Afzali, Yaser and , },
title = {Further record of Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837 (Muridae, Rodentia) from South East of Iran with notes on its postcranial skeleton},
journal = {Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics},
year = {2012},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
month = {December},
issn = {1735-434X},
pages = {79--82},
numpages = {3},
keywords = {Golunda ellioti; postcranial skeleton; South East of Iran},
}

[Download]

%0 Journal Article
%T Further record of Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837 (Muridae, Rodentia) from South East of Iran with notes on its postcranial skeleton
%A Darvish, Jamshid
%A Amir Afzali, Yaser
%A ,
%J Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
%@ 1735-434X
%D 2012

[Download]