Scarturus ( Paralactaga ) aulacotis (Wagner, 1840)

Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, Zootaxa 5580 (1), pp. 1-130 : 32

9. Syrian Five-toed Jerboa, Scarturus ( Paralactaga) aulacotis (Wagner, 1840)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Distribution: Probably widespread but known with certainty only from Homs, Al-Qaryatein, and Damascus ( Kryštufek et al. 2013) ( Fig. 13 ).

Previous records: Homs, Al-Qaryatein, and Damascus ( Kryštufek et al. 2013).

Remarks: S. aulacotis is a sister taxon to S. williamsi but not to S. euphraticus ( Kryštufek et al. 2013) .

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FIGURE 13. Records of the Syrian Five-toed Jerboa Scarturus (Paralactaga) aulacotis (Wagner, 1840) in Syria.