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Allactaga (Scarturus) tetradactyla

Description

Allactaga (Scarturus) tetradactyla (Lichtenstein 1823)

[Allactaga (Scarturus)] tetradactyla (Lichtenstein 1823), Verz. Doublet. Zool. Mus. Univ. Berlin: 2.

Type Locality: Libyan Desert between Siwa and Alexandria.

Vernacular Names: Four-toed Jerboa.

Synonyms: Allactaga (Scarturus) brucii (Lesson 1827).

Distribution: Coastal gravel plains of Egypt and E Libya, from near Alexandria to the Gulf of Sirte (see Ranck, 1968, and Osborn and Helmy, 1980).

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Scarturus.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae, pp. 871-893 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 877, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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References

  • Ranck, G. L. 1968. The rodents of Libya: Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeographical relationships. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 275: 1 - 264.
  • Osborn, D. J., and I. Helmy. 1980. The contemporary land mammals of Egypt (including Sinai). Fieldiana: Zoology, 5: 1 - 579.