Melomys capensis Tate, 1951 . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 97:295.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Queensland, Nesbit River, Rocky Scrub (E. of Coen), 1500 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Mcllwraith Ranges of N.E. Queensland (Australia).

COMMENT: Formerly included in cervinipes by Tate, 1951, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 97:295; considered a distinct species by Baverstock et al., 1980, Aust. J. Zool., 28:569, based on blood protein differences. Probably includes banfieldi and limicauda (CHSW).