Taterillus harringtoni (Thomas 1906)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1244

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[Taterillus] harringtoni (Thomas 1906) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 18: 303.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, east of Lake Turkana (Rudolf), near Mutti Galeb.

Vernacular Names: Harrington's Tateril.

Synonyms: Taterillus illustris Dollman 1911 ; Taterillus kadugliensis (Wettstein 1916) ; Taterillus lorenzi (Wettstein 1916) ; Taterillus lowei Dollman 1914 ; Taterillus melanops Allen 1912 ; Taterillus meneghettii Toschi 1946 ; Taterillus nubilus Dollman 1911 ; Taterillus osgoodi Wroughton 1910 ; Taterillus perluteus Thomas and Hinton 1923 ; Taterillus rufus (Wettstein 1916) ; Taterillus tenebricus Dollman 1911 ; Taterillus zammarani de Beaux 1922 .

Distribution: Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, E Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Allocation of synonyms follows Robbins (1977). Karyotypes of samples from Ethiopia and Kenya (2n = 44, FNa = 62, 64) summarized by Volobouev and Granjon (1996).