Abstract
The name Rattus obiensis Fabre, Portela Miguez, Holden, Fitriana, Semiadi, Musser, & Helgen, was recently applied to a newly discovered species of Rattus known to date only from the Moluccan island of Obi in Indonesia. However, this name is preoccupied by Rattus rattus obiensis Sody, 1941, a name applied to a commensal rat and currently recognized as a synonym of Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844. A replacement name, Rattus ombirah Fabre et al., 2024. nom. nov., is here proposed for the endemic Rattus of Obi.
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Fabre, P. H., Miguez, R. P., Holden, M. E., Fitriana, Y. S., Semiadi, G., Musser, G. G., & Helgen, K. M. (2024). A replacement name for the endemic Rattus (Muridae, Mammalia) of the island of Obi, Indonesia. Records of the Australian Museum, 76(2), 131–132. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.76.2024.1899
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