New data on recently described rodent species Paulinas Limestone Rat Saxatilomyspaulinae Musser Smith Robinson Lunde 2005 (Mammalia: Rodentia)

摘要

BackgroundPaulina's Limestone Rat Saxatilomys paulinae Musser et al., 2005 was first discovered by based on specimens from the Khammouane Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) in Khammouane Province in central Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). This tower karst landscape is part of the Central Indochina Limestone massif, which extends eastward into north-central Vietnam in Quang Binh and Quang Tri Provinces.