Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)

• Published in: Dōngwùxué yánjiū Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 100 - 107
• Main Authors: Hu, Ting-Li, Cheng, Feng, Xu, Zhen, Chen, Zhong-Zheng, Yu, Lei, Ban, Qian, Li, Chun-Lin, Pan, Tao, Zhang, Bao-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences 18.01.2021
• Subjects: Allopatry; Animal Distribution; Animals; Cytochrome; Cytochrome b; Cytochromes; Divergence; Eigenvalues; Female; Growth hormone; Hormones; Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein; Male; Morphology; Morphometry; Mountains; New species; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Population genetics; Principal components analysis; Receptors; Retinoid-binding protein; River systems; River valleys; Rivers; Rodentia - anatomy & histology; Rodentia - classification; Rodentia - genetics; Species diversity; Species Specificity; Taxonomy; Typhlomys; China; Phylogenetics; Species delimitation; Taxonomy; Morphology
• ISSN: 2095-8137; 0254-5853
• DOI: 10.24272/J.ISSN.2095-8137.2020.132

In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species ( , , , and ), one unconfirmed candidate species, and one new species ( ). Morphological analyses further supported the designation of the Huangshan specimens found at mid-elevations in the southern Huangshan Mountains (600 m to 1 200 m a.s.l.) as a new species.