Otomys thomasi Osgood, 1910

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Otomys thomasi Osgood, 1910

Otomys thomasi ; Osgood, 1910:9 (type locality—British East Africa [ Kenya], Molo ; holotype — FMNH 16698 ) .

Otomys thomasi thomasi ; Dollman, 1915:153 (taxonomic revision, retained as species, de facto arrangement as nominate subspecies); Hollister, 1919:147 (faunal report, listed as valid species and subspecies); Allen, 1939:346 (listed as valid species and subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:323 (listed as valid species and subspecies).

Otomys typus thomasi ; Bohmann, 1952:41 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retained as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [ thomasi ]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys orestes [ thomasi ]; Musser & Carleton, 2005:1529 (new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Carleton & Byrne, 2006:497 (taxonomic revision, retention of thomasi as junior synonym).

Distribution. High plateau and mountains that form the western border of the Rift Valley (eastern branch), central Kenya; elevational range ca. 2450–2750 m.

Specimens examined. KENYA: Uasin Gishu Plateau , 32 km N Eldama Ravine, 9,000 ft (2743 m) ( USNM 164290 ); Molo ( FMNH 16693–16695 , 16698 , 16699 ) .