Heterocephalus glaber

Heterocephalus glaber

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rodentia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia

Familia: Heterocephalidae
Genus: Heterocephalus
Species: Heterocephalus glaber

Name

• Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell, 1842: 99

Synonyms

• Heterocephalus phillipsi Thomas, 1885: 612

Holotype: BMNH 85.12.10.1, adult ♀, body in alcohol.

Type locality: “Gerlogobie, Ogardain, Central Somali-land.”

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1885. [Remarks on a burrowing rodent, Heterocephalus phillipsi, n. sp.]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 53(3): 611–612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1885.tb07866.x BHL Reference page. 
• Thomas, O. [1885] 1886. Notes on the rodent genus Heterocephalus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 53(4): 845–849, pl. 54, figs. 1–5. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1885.tb02925.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Heterocephalus glaber in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Heterocephalus glaber  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nacktmull
English: Naked mole rat, Sand puppy, Desert mole rat
français: Hétérocéphale, Rat-taupe nu, Rat-taupe glabre
magyar: Csupasz turkáló, csupasz földikutya, csupasz vakondpatkány
íslenska: Snoðrotta
Nederlands: Naakte molrat
norsk nynorsk: Nakenrotte
norsk: Nakenrotte
Türkçe: Tüysüz körfare
中文: 裸鼹鼠

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