Eliurus webbi Ellerman, 1949 . Families Genera Living Rodents, 3(App. II):163.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa Prov., 20 mi S Farafangana .

DISTRIBUTION: Madagascar: elongate belt of low to middle elevation E rain forest.

COMMENTS: Substantial variation exhibited by populations allocated to this species deserves additional scrutiny.