Sauromys Roberts 1917

Sauromys Roberts 1917, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 6: 5.

Type Species: Platymops petrophilus Roberts 1917

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 5 subspecies:

Species Sauromys petrophilus Roberts 1917

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. petrophilus Roberts 1917

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. erongensis Roberts 1946

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. fitzsimonsi Roberts 1946

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. haagneri Roberts 1917

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. umbratus Shortridge and Carter 1938

Discussion: Originally described as a subgenus of Platymops . Included in Mormopterus by Freeman (1981), Legendre (1984), and Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Peterson (1965 a), Corbet and Hill (1992), and Peterson et al. (1995).