Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953
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Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953 |
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Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953 View in CoL
Otomys uzungwensis Lawrence and Loveridge 1953 View in CoL , Bull. Mus . Comp. Zool., 110: 61.
Type Locality: Tanzania, Iringa District, Uzungwe Mtns, Dadaga, 6000 ft [1829 km].
Vernacular Names: Uzungwe Vlei Rat.
Distribution: Uzungwe Mtns, WC Tanzania, and Nyika Plateau, N Malawi and NE Zambia, as so far known.
Discussion: Lawrence and Loveridge (1953) understood their new species as generally affiliated with the jacksoni group, but they presented a combination of traits (especially smaller size, lack of postauricular patches, flatter skull, and broader nasals) that differentiate it from other members of that complex. Relegated to a subspecies of O. typus by Misonne (1974), presumably applying Bohmann’s (1952) expansive concept of the species. Certainly not a form of either O. irroratus or O. typus in the strict sense; its relationship and status with regard to O. orestes and included taxa invite investigation.
Lawrence, B., and A. Loveridge. 1953. Zoological results of a fifth expedition to East Africa. I. Mammals from Nyasaland and Tete. With notes on the genus Otomys. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 110: 1 - 80.
Misonne, X. 1974. Order Rodentia. Part 6. Pp. 1 - 39, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.). [issued 10 Sep 1974]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated.
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