Selevinia betpakdalaensis Belosludov and Bazhanov, 1939 . Uchen. Zap. Kaz. Univ. Alma-Ata, 1 (1):81.

TYPE LOCALITY: S Kazakhstan, N Betpak-Dala Desert, Kyzyl-Ui .

DISTRIBUTION: SE and E Kazakhstan, deserts E, N and W of Lake Balkhash (Burdelov and Rossinskaya, 1959; Ismagilov, 1961; Kuznetsov, 1965).

SYNONYMS: paradoxa (see Bazhanov and Belosludov, 1941).

COMMENTS: Measurements and illustration of cranium, and biological observations provided by Bazhanov and Belosludov (1941). Skull, ear, ear ossicles, and foot figured in Ognev (1947). Photographs of live specimen, distribution, and biological data contributed by Sludskii (1977). Teeth and embryo figured by Bazhanov (1951). Mastoid portion of the bullae discussed by Pavlinov (1988).