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Unidentified at suppressed - 2 Jan 2025
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Melomys burtoni 6 Jan 2025 Watermelontree
Melomys burtoni 6 Jan 2025 Watermelontree

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Melomys cervinipes or Fawn-footed Melomys. A medium-sized rat with a particularly long tail. A freshly dead individual found on a forest trail.

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   6 Jan 2025
Why can't you accept Melomys cervinipes? There is no synonym for this species of which I'm aware. Please fix this!
   6 Jan 2025
Yet again there is no listing for this locally common species and no way to include the correct identification. Why bother using this database at all?

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