Otomys

Otomys irroratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Otomyini
Genus: Otomys
Species (31 + †3): O. anchietae – O. angoniensis – O. auratus – O. barbouri – O. burtoni – †O. campbelli – O. cuanzensis – O. cheesmani – O. dartmouthi – O. dollmani – O. denti – O. fortior – O. helleri – †O. gracilis – O. irroratus – O. jacksoni – O. karoensis – O. lacustris – O. laminatus – O. maximus – O. occidentalis – O. orestes – †O. petteri – O. saundersiae – O. simiensis – O. sloggetti – O. thomasi – O. tropicalis – O. typus – O. unisulcatus – O. uzungwensis – O. yaldeni – O. willani – O. zinki

Name

Otomys F. Cuvier, 1824: 255

• Type species: Euryotis irrorata Brants, 1827, by subsequent designation by Sclater (1899: 195).

Synonyms

• Euryotis Brants, 1827: 93
  • Type species: Euryotis irrorata Brants, 1827, by monotypy.
• Oreomys Heuglin, 1877: 76
  • Type species: Oreomys typus Heuglin, 1877, by monotypy.
• Oreinomys Trouessart, 1880: 111 [unnecessary replacement name for Oreomys Heuglin, 1877, thought to be preoccupied by Orenomys Aymard, 1855]
• Myotomys Thomas, 1918: 204, 206
  • Type species: Otomys unisulcatus Brants, 1827 [=F. Cuvier, 1824], by original designation.
• Anchotomys Thomas, 1918: 204, 208 [as subgenus]
  • Type species: Euryotis anchietae Bocage, 1882, by original designation and monotypy.
• Lamotomys Thomas, 1918: 204, 208 [as subgenus]
  • Type species: Otomys laminatus Thomas & Schwann, 1905, by original designation and monotypy.
• †Palaeotomys Broom, 1937: 761 [as subgenus]
  • Type species: †Palaeotomys gracilis Broom, 1937, by monotypy.
• Metotomys Broom, 1937: 765 [as subgenus]
  • Type species: Otomys turneri Wroughton, 1907, by original designation.
• †Prototomys Broom, 1948: 35
  • Type species: †Otomys campbelli Broom & Schepers, 1946, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Cuvier, F. 1824. Des dents des mammifères considérées comme caractères zoologiques. F.G. Levrault: Paris. 259 pp.
• Broom, R. 1937. On some new Pleistocene mammals from limestone caves of the Transvaal. South African Journal of Science 33(3): 750–768. hdl: 10520/AJA00382353_8174 Reference page. 
• Broom, R. 1948. Some South African Pliocene and Pleistocene mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 21(1): 1–38. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_457 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dieterlen, F. & Van der Straeten, E. 1992. Species of the genus Otomys from Cameroon and Nigeria and their relationship to East African forms. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 43(3): 383–392. PDF
• Taylor, P.J. et al. 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. Zootaxa 3024: 1–66. Preview

Links

• Otomys in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Otomys – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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