Andinomys edax Thomas, 1902 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1902(1):1 16.

TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, Potosi Dept., between Potosi and Sucre, El Cabrado, 3700 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Altipiano of extreme S Peru (Puno) and N Chile (in Chile see Spotorno, 1976; Pine et al., 1979), through W Bolivia, to NW Argentina (Jujuy and Catamarca).

SYNONYMS: lineicaudatus.