Lemniscomys rosalia Thomas 1904
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Lemniscomys rosalia Thomas 1904
Lemniscomys rosalia Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 13: 414.
Type Locality: Tanzania, Nguru Mtns, Monda.
Vernacular Names: Single-Striped Lemniscomys.
Synonyms: Lemniscomys calidior (Thomas and Wroughton 1908); Lemniscomys dorsalis (Smith 1845); Lemniscomys fitzsimonsi Roberts 1915; Lemniscomys maculosus (Osgood 1910); Lemniscomys mearnsi Heller 1914; Lemniscomys phaeotis (Thomas 1910); Lemniscomys sabiensis Roberts 1946; Lemniscomys sabulatus Thomas 1927; Lemniscomys spinalis Thomas 1916; Lemniscomys zuluensis Roberts 1931.
Distribution: N Namibia, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West provinces; de Graaff, 1997 d; Taylor, 1998), E Swaziland, Zimbabwe, C and N Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, and S Kenya; range inadequately resolved.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Once included in L. griselda (G. M. Allen, 1939), but now considered a distinct species most closely related to L. griselda and L. roseveari (Van der Straeten, 1980 b); see account of L. griselda. Karyotype (2n = 54, FN = 64) for samples from NE Tanzania reported by Fadda et al. (2001 b). Populations in Southern African Subregion reviewed by de Graaff (1997 d).
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A2267A57FF8A65DA07E1D2E970F9422A (URL)
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Thomas
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Lemniscomys
- Species
- rosalia
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lemniscomys rosalia Thomas, 1904 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Thomas, O., and R. C. Wroughton. 1908. The Rudd exploration of S. Africa. -- X. List of mammals collected by Mr. Grant near Tette, Zambesia. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1908: 535 - 552.
- Osgood, W. H. 1910. Eight new African rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 5: 276 - 282.
- Roberts, A. 1946. Descriptions of numerous new subspecies of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 20: 303 - 328.
- Thomas, O. 1927. On a further collection of mammals made by Sr. E. Budin in Neuquen, Patagonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, 19: 650 - 658.
- Roberts, A. 1931. New forms of South African mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 14: 221 - 236.
- de Graaff, G. 1997 d. Single-striped mouse, Lemniscomys rosalia. P. 139, in The complete book of southern African mammals (G. Mills and L. Hes, eds.). Struik Winchester, Capetown, 356 pp.
- Allen, G. M. 1939. A checklist of African mammals. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 83: 1 - 763.
- Van der Straeten, E. 1980 b. A new species of Lemniscomys (Muridae) from Zambia. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums, Natural History, 13: 55 - 62.
- Fadda, C., R. Castiglia, P. Colangelo, M. Corti, R. Machang'u, A. Scanzani, P. Tesha, W. Verheyen, and E. Capanna. 2001 b. The rodent fauna of Tanzania: A cytotaxonomic report from the Maasai Steppe (1999). Rendiconti Fisiche Accademia Lincei, ser. 9: 29 - 49.