Petromus typicus Smith, 1831

Charles A. Woods, 1993, Order Rodentia - Suborder Hystricognathi, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 771-806 : 774

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scientific name	Petromus typicus Smith, 1831
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Petromus typicus Smith, 1831 View in CoL . S. Afr. Quart. J., 1 (5): 11.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, "Mountains towards mouth of Orange River" .

DISTRIBUTION: W South Africa, Namibia, to SW Angola.

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: ausensis, barbiensis, cinnamomeus, cunealis, greeni, guinasensis, karasensis, kobosensis, marjoriae, namaquensis, pallidior, tropicalis, windhoekensis.

COMMENTS: Numerous subspecies have been named, most of which are invalid.