Prometheomys schaposchnikowi Satunin, 1901 . Zool. Anz., 24:572.

TYPE LOCALITY: Georgia (Gruzinskaya), Caucasus Mtns, Gudaur, S of Krestovyi Pass, 6500 ft (as given by Ognev, 19636) .

DISTRIBUTION: Alpine zone of Caucasus Mtns, Georgia, and extreme NE Turkey.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Gromov and Polyakov (1977) and Corbet (1978c); cranial and dental morphology detailed by Hinton (1926); chromosomal data summarized by Zima and Krâl (1984a).