Graphiurus Smuts, 1832

Mary Ellen Holden, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Myoxidae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 763-770 : 763

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Graphiurus Smuts, 1832 . Enumer. Mamm. Capensium, pp. 32 -33.

TYPE SPECIES: Sciurus ocularis Smith, 1829 .

SYNONYMS: Aethoglis, Claviglis, Gliriscus (see Ellerman, 1940; Ellerman et al., 1953).

COMMENTS: The revision of Graphiurus by Genest-Villard (1978), based mostly on size grades, underestimated species diversity, particularly in the murinus group. Species limits were defined in parts of Africa (e.g., Ansell and Dowsett, 1988; Robbins and Schütter, 1981). A systematic revision of Graphiurus is in progress and the species recognized below reflect information in the literature as well as examination of museum specimens; results are provisional and assignment of synonyms incomplete.