Dasymys foxi Thomas, 1912 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 9:685.

TYPE LOCALITY: Nigeria, Panyam, 4000 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Jos Plateau in Nigeria.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Carleton and Martinez (1991), who contrasted its distinctive morphological and distributional traits with D. rufulus, the common species of Dasymys in West Africa.