Tachyoryctes storeyi Thomas 1909

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Spalacidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 907-926 : 926

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scientific name	Tachyoryctes storeyi Thomas 1909
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Tachyoryctes storeyi Thomas 1909 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 5: 276.

Type Locality: SW Kenya, Lake Elmenteita.

Vernacular Names: Storey's African Mole Rat.

Distribution: Recorded only from the type locality.

Discussion: Thomas (1909 b) remarked that T. storeyi "is readily distinguishable by its comparatively large size, long and well-defined brain-case, and long nasals." Only T. annectens exceeds T. storeyi in body size, and the relationships and stature between the two and other large-bodied taxa remain to be uncovered.