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<journal-id>2007-3364</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-3364</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-33642018000100103</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12933/therya-18-431</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[First record of Eastern Cloud Forest Rat Nephelomys nimbosus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) for Colombia]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bautista Plazas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sebastian]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Bolaños]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abelardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos Florez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ronald]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>103</fpage>
<lpage>106</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-33642018000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-33642018000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-33642018000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Currently, four species of Nephelomys (N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. meridiensis and N. pectoralis) are known from Colombia. Here we present the first records of a fifth species, the rare Eastern Cloud Forest rat N. nimbosus, previously considered endemic to Ecuador and so far recorded only at five localities in the forests of the Eastern Cordillera. Four individuals of N. nimbosus were captured with Sherman traps at National Natural Park Cueva de los Guacharos in Huila Department, southern Colombia. Individuals were captured at two locations, a subandine primary forest at 2,000 m and at small cave &#8216;Cueva de los Guacharos&#8217;, at 1,900 m. Individuals were identified as N. nimbosus according to the following characteristics: ventral patche of self - colored white hairs in the gular region, ventral pelage ochraceous yellow with a golden tone, medium head-body size between 122 to 140 mm, incisive foramina between 4.6 and 5.1 mm with lateral margins rounded, posterolateral palatal pits small to big shallow and simple, hourglass shaped interorbital region, with supraorbital margins rounded or squared and a thin and delicate face. These new records increase the known species distribution by 760 kilometers to the north and present the first record of the species in Colombia. This first record of N. nimbosus for Colombia potentially extends the species distribution for northeastern Ecuadorian Cordillera and southern Colombian Cordillera. These results show the need to continue with the collection of specimens in poorly known species as N. nimbosus and in poorly known areas in Colombia, such as montane forests.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Actualmente, Colombia presenta cuatro especies del genero Nephelomys (N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. meridiensis y N. pectoralis), aquí presentamos una quinta especie, la poco conocida rata de bosques nublados Nephelomys nimbosus, anteriormente considerada endemica de Ecuador y hasta ahora reportada para cinco localidades en bosques de la Cordillera Oriental. Cuatro individuos de N. nimbosus fueron capturados mediante trampas Sherman en el Parque Nacional Natural Cueva de los Guacharos, en el departamento de Huila, Colombia. Los individuos fueron encontrados en dos localidades, un bosque primario subandino a 2,000 m de altitud, y en una pequeña caverna &#8220;Cueva de los Guacharos&#8221;, a 1,900 m de altitud. Los individuos pudieron ser identificados como N. nimbosus de acuerdo con las siguientes características: Parche ventral con pelos de color blanco en la región gular, pelaje ventral color amarillo ocre con un tono dorado, tamaño mediano, con una longitud entre la cabeza y el cuerpo de 122 to 140 mm; el foramen incisivo corto entre 4.6 y 5.1 mm con márgenes laterales redondeados, fosas palatales posterolaterales pequeñas a grandes, superficiales y simples; región interorbital en forma de reloj de arena, con márgenes supraorbitales redondeados o cuadrados, un rostro delgado y delicado. Estos nuevos ejemplares permiten aumentar la distribución de la especie por 760 kilómetros y presentar el primer registro de la especie para Colombia. Este primer registro de N. nimbosus para Colombia, extiende la distribución de la especie para el norte de la cordillera oriental de Ecuador y el sur de Colombia. Los resultados muestran la necesidad de continuar con la colecta de especímenes en los bosques montanos de áreas poco conocidas de Colombia.]]></p></abstract>
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