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Editor, Dr Philippe Gaubert (gaubert@mnhn.fr) 
UR IRD 131 - UMS MNHN 403 Departement Milieux et Peuplements Aquatiques Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 43, rue Cuvier 75005 Paris FRANCE
Editor, Dr Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela (pedrocometa@gmail.com
Departamento de Genética - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

2009

 Article 
Zootaxa 2128: 39-60 (9 Jun. 2009) 9 plates; 53 references                            Accepted: 7 May 2009
Taxonomy and distribution of Abrawayaomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae), an
Atlantic Forest endemic with the description of a new species
ULYSES F. J. PARDIÑAS (Argentina), PABLO TETA (Argentina) & GUILLERMO D’ELÍA (Chile)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2126: 41-57 (5 Jun. 2009) 6 plates; 45 references                            Accepted: 21 Apr. 2009
A new species of Mountain Viscacha (Chinchillidae: Lagidium Meyen) from the Ecuadorean Andes
KARIM J. LEDESMA (Peru), FLORIAN A. WERNER (Germany), ANGEL E. SPOTORNO (Chile) &
LUIS H. ALBUJA (Ecuador)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2110: 58-68 (18 May 2009) 3 plates; 38 references                          Accepted: 18 Apr. 2009
Neotype of Neofelis diardi (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)
PER CHRISTIANSEN (Denmark)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2044: 46-60 (18 Mar. 2009) 5 plates; 36 references                           Accepted: 10 Feb. 2009
First record of Hylomyscus walterverheyeni (Rodentia: Muridae) on
the north-western side of the Sanaga River (western Cameroon)
ALAIN DIDIER MISSOUP (France), VIOLAINE NICOLAS (France), WIM WENDELEN (Belgium),
CHARLES FELIX BILONG BILONG (Cameroon), CORINNE CRUAUD (France) & CHRISTIANE DENYS (France)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2005: 35-46 (9 Feb. 2009) 7 plates; 21 references                           Accepted: 3 Dec. 2008
A new large didelphid of the genus Thylophorops (Mammalia:
Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), from the late Tertiary of the Pampean Region (Argentina)
FRANCISCO J. GOIN, NATALIA ZIMICZ, MARTÍN DE LOS REYES & LEOPOLDO SOIBELZON
(Argentina)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1971: 50-58 (7 Jan. 2009) 1 plates; 17 references                           Accepted: 28 Nov. 2008
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Formosan black bear
(Ursus thibetanus formosanus)
CHI-LI TSAI, YII-CHENG CHOU, CHIH-CHIN SHIH, HSI-CHI CHENG, CHIEH-CHUNG YANG &
HSIAO-WEI KAO (R. China)
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2008

 Article 
Zootaxa 1961: 1-10 (10 Dec. 2008) 5 plates; 41 references                           Accepted: 7 Nov. 2008
C-heterochromatin variation in the karyotype reflects species level distinction
between Erinaceus roumanicus and E. concolor (Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae) in Turkey
ATILLA ARSLAN (Turkey), JAN ZIMA (Czech Rep.) & HALUK ÖZPARLAK (Turkey)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1911: 31-51 (22 Oct 2008) 8 plates; 59 references                           Accepted: 16 Sept. 2008
A new species of the genus Oxymycterus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the vanishing Yungas of Argentina
J. PABLO JAYAT (Argentina), GUILLERMO D'ELíA (Chile), ULYSES F. J. PARDIÑAS (Argentina), M. DANIELA MIOTTI (Argentina) & PABLO E. ORTIZ (Argentina)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1907: 47-60 (17 Oct. 2008) 7 plates; 42 references                           Accepted: 16 Sept. 2008
The karyotype of Blarinomys breviceps (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) with comments on its morphology and some ecological notes
LENA GEISE, HELENA G. BERGALLO, CARLOS E. L. ESBÉRARD, CARLOS F. D. ROCHA & MONIQUE VAN SLUYS (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1875: 1-31 (12 Sept. 2008) 16 plates; 50 references                             Accepted: 26 Aug. 2008
A new species of Australian freetail bat Mormopterus eleryi sp. nov. (Chiroptera: Molossidae) and a taxonomic reappraisal of M. norfolkensis (Gray)
TERRY REARDON (Australia), MARK ADAMS (Australia), NORM MCKENZIE (Australia) & PAULINA JENKINS (UK)

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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1869: 1-82 (3 Sep. 2008) 5 plates; 236 references                           Accepted: 10 Jun. 2008
Type specimens of bats (Chiroptera: Mammalia) in the collections of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
HENDRIK TURNI & DIETER KOCK (Germany)
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 Erratum 
Zootaxa 1861: 68 (1 Sep. 2008)  
Erratum ( JAYASANKAR, P. et al. (2008) Molecular Identification of Delphinids and Finless Porpoise (Cetacea) from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa, 1853, 57-67.)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1861: 55-56 (1 Sep. 2008) 0 plates; 11 references                             Accepted: 13 Aug. 2008
On the validity of Stegoloxodon Kretzoi, 1950 (Mammalia: Proboscidea)

GEORGI N. MARKOV (Bulgaria) & HARUO SAEGUSA (Japan)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1853: 57-67 (20 Aug. 2008) 2 plates; 31 references                              Accepted: 24 Jul. 2008
Molecular Identification of Delphinids and Finless Porpoise (Cetacea) from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
P. JAYASANKAR (India), B. ANOOP (India), VIVEKANANDAN (India), M. RAJAGOPALAN (India), K.M.M. YOUSUF (India), P. REYNOLD (India), P.K. KRISHNAKUMAR (Saudi Arabia), PL. KUMARAN (India), V.V. AFSAL (India) & ANOOP A. KRISHNAN (India)

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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1837: 1-85 (30 Jul. 2008) 30 plates; 67 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
A species level revision of Bridgerian and Uintan brontotheres (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) exclusive of Palaeosyops
BRYN J. MADER
(USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1824: 28-34 (16 Jul. 2008) 1 plates; 23 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
New records of Rhagomys rufescens (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic forest of Brazil
FRANCISCO STEINER-SOUZA, PEDRO CORDEIRO-ESTRELA, ALEXANDRE REIS PERCEQUILLO, ANDRE FILIPE TESTONI & SERGIO LUIZ ALTHOFF (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1784: 39-57 (6 Jun. 2008) 7 plates; 49 references                              Accepted: 29 Apr. 2008
New and noteworthy records of Rodentia (Erethizontidae, Sciuridae, and Cricetidae) from Paraguay
GUILLERMO D'ELIA (Chile), ISMAEL MORA (Paraguay), PHIL MYERS (USA) & ROBERT D. OWEN (Paraguay)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1768: 41-51 (14 May 2008) 3 plates; 23 references                              Accepted: 26 Mar. 2008
Akodon cursor Winge, 1887 (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): one or two species? New evidences based on molecular data
CRISTINA D. A. NOGUEIRA & VALERIA FAGUNDES (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1758: 29-44 (28 Apr. 2008) 8 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 5 Mar. 2008
Rediscovery of Juliomys pictipes (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Argentina: emended diagnosis, geographic distribution, and insights on genetic structure

ULYSES F. J. PARDINAS (Argentina), PABLO TETA (Argentina), GUILLERMO DELIA (Chile) & CARLOS GALLIARI (Argentina)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1756: 49-61 (24 Apr. 2008) 3 plates; 42 references                              Accepted: 5 Mar. 2008
Rediscovery and redescription of Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), an endemic Peruvian mouse opossum, with a reassessment of its affinities
Sergio Solari & Ronald H. Pine (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1753: 1-33 (21 Apr. 2008) 7 plates; 97 references                              Accepted: 1 Mar. 2008
Phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships of gerbil mice Eligmodontia (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in South America, with a description of a new species
MICHAEL A. MARES, JANET K. BRAUN, BRANDI S. COYNER & RONALD A. VAN DEN BUSSCHE (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1717: 39-50 (3 Mar. 2008) 3 plates; 51 references                              Accepted: 18 Jan. 2007
An interactive identification key for genets and oyans (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genettinae, Genetta spp. and Poiana spp.) using Xper2
PHILIPPE GAUBERT, ANTOINE CHALUBERT & GUILLAUME DUBUS (France)

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2007

 Article 
Zootaxa 1665: 43-51 (19 Dec. 2007)  3 plates; 34 references                            Accepted: 15 Nov. 2007
New data on morphology and natural history of Deltamys kempi Thomas, 1919 (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from central-eastern Argentina
Pablo Teta, Gerardo Cueto & Olga Suarez (Argentina)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1665: 19-30 (19 Dec. 2007)  6 plates; 29 references                            Accepted: 19 Nov. 2007
Crocidura hikmiya, a new shrew (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Sri Lanka
SUYAMA MEEGASKUMBURA (Sri Lanka), MADHAVA MEEGASKUMBURA (Sri Lanka), ROHAN PETHIYAGODA (Sri Lanka), KELUM MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI (Sri Lanka) & CHRISTOPHER J. SCHNEIDER (USA)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1663: 67-68 (17 Dec. 2007)  0 plates; 4 references                            Accepted: 15 Nov. 2007
Spermophilus torosensis Ozkurt et al., 2007 (Sciuridae, Rodentia) is a subjective junior synonym of Spermophilus taurensis Gunduz et al., 2007, a newly described ground squirrel from the Taurus Mountains of southern Turkey
ISLAM GUNDUZ (Turkey),
MAARIT JAAROLA (Sweden), COSKUN TEZ (Turkey), CAN YENIYURT (Turkey), P. DAVID POLLY (USA) & JEREMY B. SEARLE (UK)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1638: 51-57 (14 Nov. 2007)  2 plates; 21 references                            Accepted: 8 Oct. 2007
The rediscovery and conservation status of the Bahian giant tree rat Phyllomys unicolor (Mammalia: Rodentia: Echimyidae) in the Atlantic forest of Brazil
YURI L. R. LEITE, SIMONE LOSS, RENAN P. REGO, LEONORA P. COSTA & CIBELE R. BONVICINO (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1607: 21-34 (3 Oct. 2007)  3 plates; 37 references                            Accepted: 9 Sep. 2007
Morphometric differentiation between two murid rodents, Praomys tullbergi (Thomas, 1894) and Praomys rostratus (Miller, 1900), in West Africa
BERTIN K. AKPATOU (Reublique de Cote d'Ivoire), VIOLAINE NICOLAS (France), DEBRA PIRES (USA), ELIEZER N'GORAN (Reublique de Cote d'Ivoire) & MARC COLYN (France)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1589: 57-68 (19 Sep. 2007)  2 plates; 30 references                            Accepted: 18 Aug. 2007
Description of two new species of white-toothed shrews belonging to the genus Crocidura (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Ngoc Linh Mountain, Vietnam
PAULINA D. Jenkins (UK), ALEXEI V. Abramov (Russia), VIATCHESLAV V. Rozhnov (Vietnam) & OLGA V. Makarova (Russia)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1529: 1-15 (19 Jul. 2007) 7 plates; 36 references                            Accepted: 15 May 2007
Taxonomic status of the genus Spermophilus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey and Iran with description of a new species
SAKIR ONDER OZKURT (Turkey)
, MUSTAFA SOZEN (Turkey), NURI YIGIT (Turkey), IRFAN KANDEMIR (Turkey), REYHAN COLAK (Turkey), MOHAMMED MORADI GHARKHELOO (Iran) & ERCUMENT COLAK (Turkey)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1525: 31-40 (12 Jul. 2007) 2 plates; 29 references                            Accepted: 7 May 2007
Phylogenetic relationships of Mesoamerican species of the genus Sciurus (Rodentia: Sciuridae)
FEDERICO VILLALOBOS (Costa Rica), & FERNANDO CERVANTES-REZA (Mexico)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1505: 1-18 (14 Jun. 2007) 5 plates; 51 references                            Accepted: 14 Mar. 2007
New data on the distribution, natural history and morphology of Kunsia tomentosus (Lichtenstein, 1830) (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)
ALEXANDRA M. R. BEZERRA, ANA PAULA CARMIGNOTTO, ANDREA P. NUNES & FLAVIO H. G. RODRIGUES (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1498: 45-68 (4 Jun. 2007) 8 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 11 Apr. 2007
Rediscovery of Mus nitidulus Blyth (Rodentia: Muridae), an endemic murine rodent of the central basin of Myanmar
TOMOFUMI SHIMADA (Japan), KENNETH P. APLIN (Australia), PAULINA JENKINS (UK) & HITOSHI SUZUKI (Japan)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1470: 1-33 (10 May 2007) 7 plates; 39 references                             Accepted: 23 Feb. 2007
Type specimens of "insectivoran" mammals at the Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin
Hendrik Turni (Germany), RAINER HUTTERER (Germany) & ROBERT ASHER (UK)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1463: 21-37 (30 Apr. 2007) 9 plates; 41 references                             Accepted: 12 Mar. 2007
A new species of Juliomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil
LEONORA P. COSTA, SILVIA E. PAVAN, YURI L. R. LEITE & VALERIA FAGUNDES (Brazil)

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2006

Zootaxa 1383: 57-68 (18 Dec. 2006) 4 plates; 18 references                                 Accepted: 3 Nov. 2006
A new species of Eptesicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil
J.M.D. MIRANDA, I.P. BERNARDI & F.C. PASSOS (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1318: 59-68 (21 Sept. 2006) 6 plates; 22  references                          Accepted:  15 Aug. 2006
First record of the Dollman’s tree mouse (Prionomys batesi; Mammalia: Nesomyidae) in the Republic of Congo and additional description of this rare Central African rodent
C. DENYS, M. COLYN & V. NICOLAS (France)

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Zootaxa 1241: 1-36 (23 Jun. 2006) 7 plates; 89 references                               Accepted: 26 Apr. 2006
A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus
T. CUCCHI (France), A. ORTH (France), J.-C. AUFFRAY (France), S. RENAUD (France), L. FABRE (France), J. CATALAN (France), E. HADJISTERKOTIS (Cyprus), F. BONHOMME (France) & J.-D. VIGNE (France) 
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Zootaxa 1200: 1-12 (11 May 2006) 6 plates; 12 references                              Accepted: 7 Apr. 2006
A new species of capuchin monkey, genus Cebus Erxleben (Cebidae, Primates): found at the very brink of extinction in the Pernambuco Endemism Centre
A.R.M. PONTES, A. MALTA & P.H. ASFORA (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1199: 61-68 (11 May 2006)  2 plates; 16 references                         Accepted: 30 Mar. 2006
Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)
J.F. VILELA, J.A. DE OLIVEIRA & C.R. BONVICINO (Brazil) 
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Zootaxa 1142: 51-55 (8 Mar. 2006) 14 references                                                Accepted: 1 Feb. 2006
On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia)
D. KOCK (Germany), C.M. INGRAM (USA), L.J. FRABOTTA (USA), R.L. HONEYCUTT (USA) & H. BURDA (Germany)
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2005

Zootaxa 913: 1-20 (21 Mar. 2005) 4 plates; 43 references                                    Accepted: 1 Mar. 2005
The amphibious murines of New Guinea (Rodentia, Muridae): the generic status of Baiyankamys and description of a new species of Hydromys
K.M. HELGEN (Australia
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Zootaxa 817: 1-19 (17 Jan. 2005) 9 plates, 34 references                                  Accepted: 8 Dec. 2004
Diversity of Quaternary Bats from Serra da Mesa (State of Goiás, Brazil)
M.P.D.A. FRACASSO & L.D.O. SALLES (Brazil)
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2004

Zootaxa 780: 1-14 (20 December 2004) 5 plates; 19 references                       Accepted: 1 Nov. 2004
On the identity of flying-foxes, genus Pteropus (Mammalia: Chiroptera), from islands in the Torres Strait, Australia
K.M. HELGEN (Australia)

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Zootaxa 431: 1-11 (12 February 2004) 4 plates; 32 references                  Accepted: 26 January 2004
New record of Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas 1886) (Rodentia: Muridae: Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil
P.S. PINHEIRO, P.A. HARTMANN  & L. GEISE  (Brazil)

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2003

Zootaxa 160: 1-14 (12 March 2003) 2 plates; 59 references                   Accepted: 7 March 2003
Nomenclatural comments on the Rusty-spotted Genet (Carnivora, Viverridae) and designation of a neotype
P. GAUBERT (France) , M. TRANIER (France) , G. VERON (France), D. KOCK (Germany), A.E. DUNHAM (USA), P. J. TAYLOR (South Africa), C. STUART (South Africa), T. STUART (South Africa) & C. W. WOZENCRAFT (USA)

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