Bunolagus monticularis (Thomas 1903)
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Bunolagus monticularis (Thomas 1903)
[Lepus] monticularis Thomas 1903 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 11: 78.
Type Locality: "Deelfontein, Cape Colony," South Africa.
Vernacular Names: Riverine Rabbit.
Distribution: C Karoo (31E22'S, 22 EE), Western Cape Prov. ( South Africa).
Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Discussion: Reviewed by Petter (1972 b). Formerly in Lepus ( Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951) , but returned to Bunolagus by Angermann (1966). Karyological evidence supports the separation of Bunolagus (2n=44) from Lepus (2n=48) ( Robinson and Dippenaar, 1987; Robinson and Skinner, 1983); its closest relatives are probably Pronolagus ( Corbet, 1983) .
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