Colomys Thomas and Wroughton, 1907 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 19:379.

TYPE SPECIES: Colomys goslingi Thomas and Wroughton, 1907 .

SYNONYMS: Nilopegamys .

COMMENTS: Hayman (1966) discussed the identity of Nilopegamys with Colomys .