Shaw Mayer's water rat explained

Shaw Mayer's water rat (Baiyankamys shawmayeri) is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.

Names

It is known as kuypep kuykuy-sek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Pawley, Andrew and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A Dictionary of Kalam with Ethnographic Notes. Canberra. Pacific Linguistics.