Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell 1842

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Bathyergidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1538-1542 : 1542

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scientific name	Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell 1842
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Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell 1842 , Mus . Senckenberg. Abh., 3 (2): 99.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, Shoa.

Vernacular Names: Naked Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Heterocephalus ansorgei Thomas 1903 ; Heterocephalus dunni Thomas 1909 ; Heterocephalus phillipsi Thomas 1885 ; Heterocephalus progrediens Lönnberg 1911 ; Heterocephalus scortecci de Beaux 1934 ; Heterocephalus stygius Allen 1912 .

Distribution: C Somalia, C and E Ethiopia, C and S Kenya.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.

Discussion: Allen (1939) recognized two subspecies, however, this taxon is in need of a thorough revision ( Honeycutt et al., 1991). According to Honeycutt et al. (1991:58), genetic data indicate there are two geographic groups of this species in Kenya. Karyotype has 2n=60 ( George, 1979 b).