Otomys
Taxonavigation
[edit]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
[edit]Otomys F. Cuvier, 1824: 255
- Type species: Euryotis irrorata Brants, 1827, by subsequent designation by Sclater (1899: 195).
Synonyms
[edit]- 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
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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).
