Hypogeomys antimena A. Grandidier, 1869 . Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 21:339.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Toliara Prov., between the banks of the Tsiribihina and Andranomena rivers .

DISTRIBUTION: Narrow coastal zone of sandy soils in WC Madagascar.

COMMENTS: Ecology and conservation status of extant populations discussed by Cook et al. (1991).