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SPECIES Heterocephalus glaber
Author: | Rüppell, 1842. | Citation: | Mus. Senckenbergianum Abh., 3(2): 99. | Common Name: | Naked Mole-rat | Type Locality: | Ethiopia, Shoa. | Distribution: | C Somalia, C and E Ethiopia, C and S Kenya. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common. | Comments: | Allen (1939) recognized two subspecies, however, this taxon is in need of a thorough revision (Honeycutt et al., 1991). According to Honeycutt et al. (1991:58), genetic data indicate there are two geographic groups of this species in Kenya. Karyotype has 2n=60 (George, 1979b). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
ansorgei Thomas, 1903 dunni Thomas, 1909 phillipsi Thomas, 1885 progrediens Lönnberg, 1911 scortecci de Beaux, 1934 stygius Allen, 1912
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