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GENUS Parotomys

Author:Thomas, 1918.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2: 205.
Type Species:Euryotis brantsii A. Smith, 1834.
Comments:Diagnosed as genus by Thomas (1918b) and maintained at that rank in most systematic and faunal accounts (Ellerman, 1941; Ellerman et al., 1953; Misonne, 1974; De Graaff, 1981; Meester et al., 1986; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Bohmann (1952) allocated Parotomys as another synonym of an all- inclusive genus Otomys; Roberts (1951) elevated Liotomys to generic rank. Generic boundaries may also include sloggetti and unisulcatus, species typically classified as Otomys; see comments and references under subfamily and Myotomys.
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SPECIES brantsii

SPECIES littledalei

Synonyms:

    Liotomys Thomas, 1918

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