Aethomys ineptus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Muroidea 
Template:Simplicidentata

Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Arvicanthini
Genus: Aethomys
Species: Aethomys ineptus

Name

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Aethomys ineptus (Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)

Type locality: Mozambique, Zambezi River, Tette (= Tete); see Chimimba (1998:432) for details.

Synonyms

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  • Aethomys chrysophilus capricornis Roberts, 1926
  • Aethomys chrysophilus fouriei Roberts, 1946
  • Aethomys chrysophilus harei Roberts, 1946
  • Aethomys chrysophilus magalakuini Roberts, 1926
  • Aethomys chrysophilus tongensis Roberts, 1931
  • Mus chrysophilus ineptus Thomas & Wroughton, 1908
  • Mus chrysophilus pretoriae Roberts, 1913
  • Mus chrysophilus tzaneenensis Jameson, 1909

References

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  • 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: 546.
  • Jameson, H. L. 1909. On a collection of mammals from South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 4: 460.
  • Roberts, A. 1913. The collection of mammals in the Transvaal Museum registered up to 31st March 1913 with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4: 85.
  • Roberts, A. 1926. Some new South African mammals and some changes in nomenclature. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 11: 245–263.
  • Roberts, A. 1931. New forms of South African mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 14: 235.
  • Roberts, A. 1946. Descriptions of numerous new subspecies of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 20: 303–328.
  • Chimimba, T. C., and A. V. Linzey, 2008. Aethomys ineptus. Mammalian Species, 809: 1–7.
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Vernacular names

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English: Tete Veld Aethomys