Binoy C, Kumar P Girish
Independent researcher; Sreeragam; Chereekandy; Elathur; Kozhikode Kerala-673303; India.
Western Ghat Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Eranhipalam; Kozhikode; Kerala-673006; India.
Zootaxa. 2024 Sep 18;5512(1):136-150. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.12.
Dasyproctus yesudasi sp. nov. is newly described from south India. Illustrations and comparisons with its congeners are provided. Type specimens of five species, viz., D. oppidanus Leclercq, 1972, D. idrieus (Cameron, 1901), D. opifex (Bingham, 1897), D. orientalis (Cameron, 1890), and D. pulveris (Nurse, 1902) are illustrated for the first time. Diagnoses of D. pentheri, D. oppidanus and D. opifex are provided based on images of museum specimens, and an updated key to Indian species is provided.
新种耶氏栉鼠（Dasyproctus yesudasi）是在印度南部首次被描述的。文中提供了该物种的插图以及与同属其他物种的比较。首次展示了五个物种的模式标本，即1972年的奥氏栉鼠（D. oppidanus Leclercq）、1901年的伊氏栉鼠（D. idrieus (Cameron)）、1897年的奥菲栉鼠（D. opifex (Bingham)）、1890年的东方栉鼠（D. orientalis (Cameron)）和1902年的粉状栉鼠（D. pulveris (Nurse)）。基于博物馆标本的图像，给出了彭氏栉鼠（D. pentheri）、奥氏栉鼠和奥菲栉鼠的诊断，并提供了印度物种的最新检索表。
