Heterocephalus glaber Riippell, 1842 . Mus. Senckenbergianum Abh., 3(2):99.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia, Shoa .

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

STATUS: Common.

SYNONYMS: ansorgei, dunni, phillipsi, progrediens, scortecci, stygius.

COMMENTS: According to Honeycutt et al. (1991:58) genetic data indicate there are two geographic groups of this species in Kenya. The chromosome no. is 2n=60.