Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) syrticus Misonne 1974

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1232

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scientific name	Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) syrticus Misonne 1974
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Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) syrticus Misonne 1974 , Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg., 50: 1.

Type Locality: Libya, 12 km N Nofilia.

Vernacular Names: Sand Gerbil.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura . Relationship of G. syrticus has to be evaluated in a taxonomic revision in Lay’s opinion (1983), but Pavlinov et al. (1990) included it in G. henleyi with a question. We list it as a separate species pending revisionary study of the genus.