Parotomys Thomas 1918

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 : 1531

Parotomys Thomas 1918

Parotomys Thomas 1918 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2: 205.

Type Species: Euryotis brantsii A. Smith 1834

Synonyms: Liotomys Thomas 1918 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Parotomys brantsii (A. Smith 1834)

Species Parotomys littledalei Thomas 1918

Discussion: Diagnosed as genus by Thomas (1918b) and maintained at that rank in most systematic and faunal accounts ( Ellerman, 1941; Ellerman et al., 1953; Misonne, 1974; De Graaff, 1981; Meester et al., 1986; Musser and Carleton, 1993). Bohmann (1952) allocated Parotomys as another synonym of an all- inclusive genus Otomys ; Roberts (1951) elevated Liotomys to generic rank. Generic boundaries may also include sloggetti and unisulcatus, species typically classified as Otomys ; see comments and references under subfamily and Myotomys .