Eliurus myoxinus Milne-Edwards, 1855 . Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool. Paleontol. (Paris), 20: Art. 1 bis.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Toliara Prov., Tsilambana .

DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous forest and xerophilous habitats in SW and S Madagascar.

COMMENTS: Eliurus myoxinus sensu stricto is actually endemic to western biotopes but its range approaches that of eastern species in the extreme south.