Taterillus harringtoni (Thomas 1906)

[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).