THRYONOMYIDAE Pocock, 1922

Amori, Giovanni, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Decher, Jan, Assou, Delagnon, Gippoliti, Spartaco & Luiselli, Luca, 2016, Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 201-244 : 231

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Family THRYONOMYIDAE Pocock, 1922 View in CoL

Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck, 1827) ▶

HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species was firstly recorded in Togo from Haho-Baloue ( Schwarz 1920).

VOUCHERS. — Twelve vouchers originated from Sansanné-Mango, Oti and Haho-Baloue (ZMB). Seven specimens from Agou, Aldejo, Avétonou, and Borgou were reported by Robbins & Van der Straeten (1996).

ORIGINAL DATA. — It is the most frequently traded species in local bush-meat markets.