Graphiurus rupicola (Thomas and Hinton, 1925) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1925:232.

TYPE LOCALITY: Namibia, Karibib, 3842 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Namibia (see Thomas and Hinton, 1925) and NW South Africa (see Shortridge and Carter, 1938), in a narrow strip from Karibib and Mt. Brukaros, Namibia, south to Port Nolloth and Eenriet, NW Cape Prov., South Africa.

SYNONYMS: australis, kaokoensis, montosüs (see Roberts, 1951).

COMMENTS: Ellerman et al. (1953) and Genest-Villard (1978) listed rupicola as a subspecies of G. platyops, but Roberts (1951) recognized it as a distinct species, a position followed here based on study of specimens.