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Combined 15.5±0.77 36.7±1.56 11.6±0.48 10.3±0.99 16.2±1.21 13.2±1.77
samples 14.0–16.6, n=8n=8 34.7–38.9, n=8n=8 10.8–12.4, n=8n=8 8.5–11.6, n=8n=8 14.8–18.4, n=8n=8 10.9–16.1, n=8n=8
Myzopoda aurita
Holotype
MNHN
1997.770 16.3 38.4 12.7 10.8 16.4 14.0
Combined 15.0±0.87 38.1±1.13 11.6±0.50 10.3±0.62 17.2±0.61 14.0±1.08
samples 13.5–16.5, n=19n=19 36.0–40.0, n=17n=17 10.7–12.7, n=19n=19 8.9–11.7, n=19n=19 16.0–17.9, n=15n=15 12.6–16.1, n=14n=14
n.s. t=2.07t=2.07, df=23df=23 n.s. n.s. t=2.08t=2.08, df=21df=21 n.s
P=0.02P=0.02 P=0.01P=0.01
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On the basis of this range and associated variance it VSV-G tag can be assumed that these measurements are a mixture of those with and without the hind claw. Statistical tests not conducted.
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Comparisons: In the holotype skin specimen of M. schliemanni (FMNH 177327) from Ampijoroa, the dorsum fur, which is longer and shaggier than in M. aurita, has buff-brown distal tips merging to moderate mouse-gray bases. The ventrum is a uniform light mouse-gray ( Fig. 3). In contrast, the pelage of M. aurita is characterized by being a uniform dark brown, bordering on blackish, on both the ventrum and dorsum ( Fig. 3); although a few individuals have a dark golden-brown tinge to the pelage. In the specimens of M. schliemanni from Ankaboka and Namoroka, all of which were preserved in formaldehyde and subsequently transferred to ethanol, the pelage coloration is consistent with the holotype of M. schliemanni and distinctly lighter than in individuals of eastern M. aurita.