A faunal survey in Kingu Pira (south Tanzania), with new karyotypes of several small mammals and the description of a new Murid species (Mammalia, Rodentia) Author Denys, Christiane Author Lalis, Aude Départment Systématique et Évolution, UMR 7205 CNRS-OSEB, case postale 51, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) denys @ mnhn. fr lalis @ mnhn. fr denys@mnhn.fr Author Lecompte, Émilie Université Paul Sabatier, UMR 5174 CNRS-Évolution et Diversité Biologique, F- 31062 Toulouse cedex 4 (France) lecompt @ cict. fr lecompt@cict.fr Author Cornette, Raphaël Author Moulin, Sibyle Départment Systématique et Évolution, UMR 7205 CNRS-OSEB, case postale 51, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) cornette @ mnhn. fr moulin @ mnhn. fr cornette@mnhn.fr Author Makundi, Rhodes H. Author Machang, Robert S. Author Volobouev, Vitaly Départment Systématique et Évolution, UMR 7205 CNRS-OSEB, case postale 51, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) vitaly @ mnhn. fr vitaly@mnhn.fr Author Aniskine, Vladimir M. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr 33, 117071, Moskow (Russia) anivlad @ gmail. com text Zoosystema 2011 2011-03-31 33 1 5 47 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2011n1a1 journal article 10.5252/z2011n1a1 1638-9387 4546753 Genus Mus Linnaeus, 1758 According to Musser & Carleton (2005) , M. neavei Thomas, 1910 (group sorella ) and Mus minutoides Smith, 1834 occur in south Tanzania . Mus minutoides is found in southern and eastern regions of South Africa from Mozambique (south of the Zambezi river) to the Cape and according to Musser & Carleton (2005) its northern limits are unkown. Previous cytogenetical works have already focused the important genetic variability in this group which is subjected to Robertsonian fusions ( Matthey 1966 , 1967 , 1970a , b; Jotterand-Bellomo 1984, 1986; Veyrunes et al. 2004 ).