Hylomyscus alleni, Waterhouse, 1838

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Hylomyscus alleni cf. montis Eisentraut, 1969

Hylomyscus montis Eisentraut, 1969 , 302. Hylomyscus alleni – Waterhouse 1838: 77.

Hylomyscus alleni montis – Musser & Carleton 2005: 1335.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Equatorial Guinea, Bioko.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — MNHN: 2013-45.

ZFMK: 69.670, 69.663, 69.662.

Morphological characters

The specimens attributed to H. alleni montis (form C, sensu Eisentraut 1969) were initially described from Bioko and later from Oku where they were represented only by three adult specimens plus a new skull collected in 2008. They are characterized by orthodont incisors and a smaller skull size and smaller external measurements compared to the two other Oku Hylomyscus species ( Table 6). We keep the name montis pending a further revision of the whole H. alleni Waterhouse, 1838 complex.