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Otomys orestes Thomas 1900

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Otomys orestes Thomas, 1900

Otomys irroratus orestes; Thomas, 1900:175 (type locality— Kenya, Mount Kenya, Teleki Valley, 13,000 ft [3962 m]; holotype —BMNH 1900.2.1.21); Wroughton, 1906:275 (listed as valid subspecies).

Otomys orestes orestes; Dollman, 1915: (new name combination, elevation to species, de facto arrangement as nominate subspecies); Allen, 1939:346 (listed as valid species and subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:323 (listed as valid species and subspecies); Setzer, 1953:334 (taxonomic description, retained as valid species and subspecies).

Otomys orestes; Hollister, 1919:147 (faunal report, retained as monotypic species); Musser & Carleton, 2005:1528 (reinstated as species, indication of synonyms); Carleton & Byrne, 2006:497 (taxonomic revision, retained as species).

Otomys typus orestes; Bohmann, 1952:41 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retained as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [orestes]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys thomasi malleus; Dollman, 1915:154 (type locality— British East Africa [Kenya], Naivasha Province, Lake Olbollossat; holotype —BMNH 12.7.1.431); Allen, 1939:346 (listed as valid subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:323 (listed as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus malleus; Bohmann, 1952:42 (new name combination, retained as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [malleus]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys orestes [malleus]; Musser & Carleton, 2005:1529 (new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys percivali; Dollman, 1915:168 (type locality— British East Africa [Kenya], Naivasha District, 12 mi S Lake Olbollossat, 8700 ft [2652 m]; holotype —BMNH 12.7.1.424); Allen, 1939:346 (listed as valid species); Ellerman, 1941: 322 (listed as valid species).

Otomys typus malleus; Bohmann, 1952:42 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, percivali allocated as full synonym, invalid as subspecies).

Otomys typus [percivali]; Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys orestes [percivali]; Musser & Carleton, 2005:1529 (new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys thomasi squalus; Dollman, 1915:155 (type locality— British East Africa [Kenya], Aberdare Range, Mount Kinangop, 12,000 ft [3658 m]; holotype —BMNH 10.5.3.41); Hollister, 1919:147 (faunal report, listed as valid subspecies); Allen, 1939:347 (listed as valid subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:323 (listed as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus squalus; Bohmann, 1952:41 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retained as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [squalus]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys orestes [squalus]; Musser & Carleton, 2005:1529 (new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Distribution. Discontinuous in alpine settings, ca. 2700–4200 m, on Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains, central Kenya.

Specimens examined. KENYA: Aberdare Mountains, summit, 11,000 ft (USNM 184033–184035), 12,500 ft (3810 m) (AMNH 80995); Aberdare Mountains, moorland (RMCA a1.008-M-1123); Aberdares, Mount Kinangop, 12,000 ft (3658 m) (BMNH 10.5.3.41); Aberdare National Park, Fishing Lodge, 8,760, 9,000, and 9,500 ft (2670, 2743, and 2896 m) (USNM 589995–589997); Naivasha District, Lake Ol Bolossot (BMNH 12.7.1.431); Naivasha District, 12 mi S Lake Ol Bolossot, 8,700 ft (2652 m) (BMNH 12.7.1.424); Mount Kenya, Teleki Valley, 13,000 ft (3962 m) (BMNH 1900.2.1.21); Mount Kenya, west side, 10,700 ft (3261 m) (FMNH 43819, 43444; USNM 164308, 164346, 164357, 164358), 13,500 ft (4115 m) (USNM 164293–164295, 164297, 164329, 164332– 164334), 13,700 ft (4157 m) (FMNH 43445, 43446; USNM 164300–164305, 164344, 164345), 14,600 ft (4450 m) (AMNH 80993), 15,000 ft (4572 m) (AMNH 82605–82607).

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 page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3024.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5280584

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.7285756 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Collection code
AMNH , BMNH , FMNH, USNM , RMCA , USNM
Material sample ID
AMNH 80993 , AMNH 80995 , AMNH 82605-82607 , FMNH 43445, 43446, USNM 164300-164305, 164344, 164345 , FMNH 43819, 43444, USNM 164308, 164346, 164357, 164358 , USNM 164293-164295, 164297, 164329, 164332- 164334 , USNM 184033-184035 , USNM 589995-589997
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Otomys
Species
orestes
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Otomys orestes Thomas, 1900 sec. Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen & Maree, 2011

References

  • Thomas, O. (1900) List of mammals obtained by Mr. H. J. Mackinder during his recent expedition to Mount Kenya, British East Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1900, 173 - 180.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Setzer, H. W. (1953) Four new mammals from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 43 (10), 333 - 335.
  • 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.
  • Carleton, M. D. & Byrne, E. S. (2006) The status of Otomys orestes dollmani Heller, 1912 (Muridae: Otomyinae), a rodent described from the Mathews Range, central Kenya. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119, 477 - 515.
  • 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.
  • 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.