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Otomys jacksoni Thomas 1891

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Otomys jacksoni Thomas, 1891

Otomys jacksoni; Thomas, 1891:184 (type locality— Uganda, crater of Mount Elgon, 13,200 ft [4023 m]; holotype —BMNH 93.2.3.34); Wroughton, 1906: 276 (retained as valid species); Dollman, 1915:167 (taxonomic revision, retained as valid species); Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953:59 (faunal report, recognition as valid species); Musser & Carleton, 2005:1527 (reinstated as valid species).

Otomys jacksoni jacksoni; Allen, 1939:345 (listed as valid species and subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:322 (listed as valid species and subspecies).

Otomys typus jacksoni; Bohmann, 1952:43 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retained as valid subspecies)

Otomys typus [jacksoni]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Yalden et al., 1976:56 (faunal work, listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys irroratus [jacksoni]; Delany, 1975:53 (faunal work, new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Distribution. Alpine zone, 3300–4200 m, of Mount Elgon, straddling the border of southeastern Uganda-westcentral Kenya.

Specimens examined. UGANDA: Mount Elgon, crater, 3300–4200 m (BMNH 93.2.3.34, 2.9.9.19, 35.2.22.37, 35.2.22.38); Mount Elgon, Kaburomi (MCZ 31368); Mount Elgon, Mude Cave camp, 3600 m (DM 6261).

Notes

Published as part of Taylor, Peter J., Lavrenchenko, Leonid A., Carleton, Michael D., Verheyen, Erik, Bennett, Nigel C., Oosthuizen, Carel J. & Maree, Sarita, 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 3024, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 3024 (1) on pages 45-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3024.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5280584

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Cites
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.7285756 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087AEFF43FF0EFF080A87FAA7FBEB (URL)
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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3024.1.1 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH , DM , MCZ
Material sample ID
BMNH 93.2 , DM 6261
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Otomys
Species
jacksoni
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Otomys jacksoni Thomas, 1891 sec. Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen & Maree, 2011

References

  • Thomas, O. (1891) On a collection of small mammals made by Mr. F. J. Jackson in eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1891, 181 - 187.
  • Wroughton, R. C. (1906) Notes on the genus Otomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7 (18), 264 - 278.
  • Dollman, G. (1915) On the swamp-rats (Otomys) of East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8 15, 149 - 170.
  • Lawrence, B. & Loveridge, A. (1953) Zoological results of a fifth expedition to East Africa. I. Mammals from Nyasaland and Tete. With notes on the genus Otomys. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 110, 1 - 80.
  • Musser, G. G. & Carleton, M. D. (2005) Superfamily Muroidea. In: Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (Eds.), Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference 3 rd edition. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 894 - 1531.
  • Allen, G. M. (1939) A checklist of African mammals. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 83, 1 - 763.
  • Ellerman, J. R. (1941) The families and genera of living rodents. Volume II. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 690 pp.
  • Bohmann, L. (1952) Die afrikanische Nagergattung Otomys F. Cuvier. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 18, 1 - 80.
  • Misonne, X. (1974) Part 6, Order Rodentia. In: Meester, J. & Setzer, H. W. (Eds.), The mammals of Africa: an identification manual. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C.
  • Yalden, D. W., Largen, M. J. & Kock, D. (1976) Catalogue of the mammals of Ethiopia. 2. Insectivora and Rodentia. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 8 (1), 1 - 118.
  • Musser, G. G. & Carleton, M. D. (1993) Family Muridae. In: Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (Eds.), Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference 2 nd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., 501 - 755.
  • Delany, M. J. (1975) The rodents of Uganda. London, Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 165 pp.