Otomys jacksoni Thomas, 1891

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Otomys jacksoni Thomas, 1891

Otomys jacksoni ; Thomas, 1891:184 (type locality— Uganda, crater of Mount Elgon, 13,200 ft [4023 m]; holotype —BMNH 93.2.3.34); Wroughton, 1906: 276 (retained as valid species); Dollman, 1915:167 (taxonomic revision, retained as valid species); Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953:59 (faunal report, recognition as valid species); Musser & Carleton, 2005:1527 (reinstated as valid species).

Otomys jacksoni jacksoni ; Allen, 1939:345 (listed as valid species and subspecies); Ellerman, 1941:322 (listed as valid species and subspecies).

Otomys typus jacksoni ; Bohmann, 1952:43 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retained as valid subspecies)

Otomys typus [ jacksoni ]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Yalden et al., 1976:56 (faunal work, listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys irroratus [ jacksoni ]; Delany, 1975:53 (faunal work, new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Distribution. Alpine zone, 3300–4200 m, of Mount Elgon, straddling the border of southeastern Uganda-westcentral Kenya.

Specimens examined. UGANDA: Mount Elgon , crater, 3300–4200 m ( BMNH 93.2 .3.34, 2.9.9.19, 35.2.22.37, 35.2.22.38) ; Mount Elgon , Kaburomi ( MCZ 31368) ; Mount Elgon , Mude Cave camp, 3600 m ( DM 6261 ) .