Lemniscomys rosalia (Thomas, 1904) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 13:414.

TYPE LOCALITY: Tanzania, Nguru Mtns, Monda .

DISTRIBUTION: N Namibia, South Africa (E Natal and Zululand, C and N Transvaal), E Swaziland, Zimbabwe, C and N Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, and S Kenya.

SYNONYMS: calidior; dorsalis (Smith, 1845, not Fischer, 1814), fitzsimonsi, maculosus, mearnsi phaeotis, sabiensis, sabulatus, spinalis, zuluensis.

COMMENTS: Once included in L. griselda (Allen, 1939), but now considered a distinct species (Van der Straeten, 1980b).