Otomys
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Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Otomys
Species (26): O. anchietae – O. angoniensis – O. barbouri – O. burtoni – O. camuzensis – O. cheesmani – O. dartmouthi – O. dollmani – O. denti – O. fortior – O. helleri – O. irroratus – O. jacksoni – O. lacustris – O. laminatus – O. maximus – O. occidentalis – O. orestes – O. saundersiae – O. simiensis – O. thomasi – O. tropicalis – O. typus – O. uzungwensis – O. yaldeni – O. zinki
Name [edit]
- Otomys F. Cuvier, 1824
- Type species: Euryotis irrorata Brants, 1827
References [edit]
- Dieterlen, F.; Van der Straeten, E. 1992: Species of the genus Otomys from Cameroon and Nigeria and their relationship to East African forms. Bonner zoologische Beiträge, 43(3): 383-392. PDF
- Taylor, P.J. et al. 2011: Specific limits and emerging diversity patterns in East African populations of laminate-toothed rats, genus Otomys (Muridae: Murinae: Otomyini): revision of the Otomys typus complex. Zootaxa, 3024: 1–66. Preview
links [edit]
- EoL [needs work]
- ION [needs update]
- Nomenclator Zoologicus
- Otomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214