Graphiurus platyops Thomas, 1897

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 : 765

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scientific name	Graphiurus platyops Thomas, 1897
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Graphiurus platyops Thomas, 1897 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 19:388.

TYPE LOCALITY: S Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Enkeldorn .

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Africa, incl. South Africa ( de Graaff, 1981; Skinners and Smithers, 1990), Zimbabwe ( Smithers and Wilson, 1979), Zambia ( Ansell, 1978), Botswana ( Smithers, 1971), Angola (Hayman, 19636; Hill and Carter, 1941), S Zaire, Malawi, ( Ansell and Dowsett, 1988), and Mozambique ( Smithers and Tello, 1976).

SYNONYMS: angolensis , eastwoodae, jordani, parvulus (see Ellerman et al., 1953).

COMMENTS: Discussion of G. platyops vs. G. platyops parvulus given by Ansell (1978).