Gerbilliscus (Taterona) afra (Gray 1830)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1217

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Gerbilliscus (Taterona) afra (Gray 1830)
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[Gerbillus] afra Gray 1830 , Spicil. Zool.: 10.

Type Locality: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, vicinity of Cape Town (as restricted by Meester et al., 1986).

Vernacular Names: Cape Gerbil.

Synonyms: Gerbilliscus (Taterona) africanus (Cuvier 1838) ; Gerbilliscus (Taterona) caffer (Wagner 1842) ; Gerbilliscus (Taterona) gilli ( Roberts 1929) ; Gerbilliscus (Taterona) schlegelii (Smuts 1832) .

Distribution: Endemic to the Cape Macchia zone, Western Cape Province, South Africa (see Meester et al., 1986; Perrin, 1997 g; Skinner and Smithers, 1990); recorded from fynbos and succulent Karoo biomes ( Mugo et al., 1995).

Conservation: IUCN – Least Concern as Tatera afra .

Discussion: Subgenus Taterona . Taxonomy and distribution summarized by Meester et al. (1986), who listed the species in the G. afra group. Pre- and postmating isolation in karyotypically similar G. afra and G. brantsii is documented by Dempster (1996), who suggested "despite the lack of chromosomal divergence often associated with speciation events in rodents, postmating isolation through hybrid disadvantage and possibly male sterility is operating." Reviewed by Perrin (1997 g).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Gerbilliscus

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Gerbilliscus (Taterona) afra (Gray 1830)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Gerbillus] afra

Gray 1830: 10
1830
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