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Lemniscomys rosalia Thomas 1904

Description

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).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1343, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

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.