Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 8: 15.

TYPE LOCALITY: Iraq .

DISTRIBUTION: Steppe and semi-desert from Turkey, Syria, E Jordan, east to N Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; north through Iraq to the Caucasus; N Iran; E Afghanistan. Figured by Harrison and Bates (1991).

SYNONYMS: caprimulgo, laticeps, schmidti, williamsi (see Corbet, 1978c).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Paralactaga . Many authors incorrectly employ the name williamsi for this species. Following Corbet (1978c: 155) A. euphratica is considered a distinct species from A. hotsoni . Reviewed by Ognev (1963b). Detailed habitat data provided by Naumov and Lobachev (1975).