User:Shadowowl/Rattus losea sakeratensis

Rattus losea sakeratensis is a subspecies] of the [[rat Rattus losea which lives in Thailand], except the south, in [[Laos, Vietnam and China] south of the [[Yangtze, including Hainan. These animals are slightly lighter than the other subspecies, 'R. l. losea' from Taiwan. Animals from Vietnam are a little lighter. The population of the province of Trat in south-eastern Thailand is much darker in colour, even darker than the animals from Taiwan. The length of the head is 100 to 295 mm, the length of the tail is 75 to 180 mm, the length of the hindquarters is 19 to 34 mm, the length of the ears is 15 to 21 mm and the length of the skull is 32,5 to 39,7 mm. The name sakeratensis was originally described as Rattus sakeratensis. Gyldenstolpe, 1917. Later, it appeared that the holotype consisted of a skin of R. losea from Thailand and a skull of Maxomys whiteheadi from the Malaysian Peninsula. The skin was named as a lectotype. Another name given to R. l. sakeratensis is Rattus rattus exiguus. Howell, 1927 from the Chinese province Fujian. However, it does not differ from other populations of R. l. sakeratensis.