Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909
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Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909 View in CoL
Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 547.
Type Locality: S Kenya, Lake Naivasha, 6350 ft (1935 m).
Vernacular Names: Navivasha African Mole Rat.
Distribution: Kenya; recorded from plains S and SW of Lake Naivasha to near the Tanzanian border ( Hollister, 1919); may also occur in N Tanzania.
Conservation: IUCN - Endangered.
Discussion: Considered by Thomas (1909 b:547) to be the smallest in body size of the East African Tachyoryctes and occurring "quite close" to the two largest ( T. annectens and T. storeyi ). "Its small size and flattened skull will readily separate it from any other form" ( Thomas, 1909 b). See Hollister (1919) for notes on habitat and collection localities.
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Tachyoryctes naivashae Thomas 1909
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
Tachyoryctes naivashae
Thomas 1909: 547 |