Genus Zyzomys Thomas, 1909
- Zyzomys Thomas, O. 1909. On the N. Australian rats referred to the genus Mesembriomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 3: 372-374 [372].
Type species:
Mus argurus Thomas, 1889 by original designation. - Laomys Thomas, O. 1909. On the N. Australian rats referred to the genus Mesembriomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 3: 372-374 [373].
Type species:
Laomys woodwardi Thomas, 1909 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ellerman, J.R. 1949. The Families and Genera of Living Rodents. With a list of named forms (1758–1936) by R.W. Hayman and G.W.C. Holt. London : British Museum Vol. 3(1) vi 210 pp. [25-26]
- Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [190]
Distribution
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, SW coastal