ANOMALURIDAE Gervais, 1849
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ANOMALURIDAE Gervais, 1849 |
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Family ANOMALURIDAE Gervais, 1849 View in CoL
Anomalurus beecrofti Fraser, 1853 ▶ ( Fig. 25 View FIG )
HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species was first cited from Togo by Matschie (1893b).
VOUCHERS. — Nine records, collected by the African Mammal Project at Ezimé, are currently stored at NMNH; and other vouchers are from Apéyémé, Edifou, Misahohe, and Gugu ( Robbins & Van der Straeten 1996; ZMB database). In November 1999 a specimen was collected at Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary (Wli Waterfall), Ghana, just across the border from Togo (Decher & Abedi-Larteh 2002) .
REMARK
This species is known from forest and forest-mosaic habitats in southern Togo ( Fig. 25 View FIG ).
Anomalurus derbianus (Gray, 1842) ▶
HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — This species was recorded in Togodo National Park and in Godjinme forest in southern Togo ( Segniagbeto et al. 2015a). Although no museum voucher seems available from Togo, there is a single voucher from eastern Ghana ( Schunke & Hutterer 2005). This species was first cited forTogo by Matschie (1893b).
Anomalurus pelii Schlegel & Müller, 1845 •
REMARK
This species was cited from Asante ( Ghana) by Matschie (1893b), but would be absent from Togo according to IUCN (2014).
MATSCHIE P. 1893 b. - Saugethiere des Togogebietes, in Beitrage zur Fauna des Togolandes. Mittheilungen aus den deutschen Schutzegebieten 6: 162 - 180.
ROBBINS C. B. & VAN DER STRAETEN E. 1996. - Small mammals of Togo and Benin. II. Rodentia. Mammalia 60: 231 - 242.
SCHUNKE A. C. & HUTTERER R. 2005. - The variance of variation: geographic patterns of coat colouration in Anomalurops and Anomalurus (Mammalia, Rodentia, Anomaluridae). Bonner zoologische Beitrage 53: 169 - 185.
SEGNIAGBETO G. H., ASSOU D. & KOUDZO K. K. 2015 a. - Evaluation du potentiel de mammiferes et de reptiles dans le Parc national de Togodo, la foret sacree de Godjinme et les 5 mares d'Afito. Projet RBT Delta du Mon, GIZ-Togo, 65 p.
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