Gerbillurus vallinus (Thomas, 1918) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2: 148.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Province, Bushmanland, Kenhart, Tuin (see Meester et al., 1986) .

DISTRIBUTION: From South Africa (NW Cape Prov.) northwest through Namibia towards Brukaros-Karas Mtns and central Namib Desert.

SYNONYMS: seeheimi.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Gerbillurus . Taxonomy summarized by Meester et al. (1986); ecology and range reviewed by Griffin (1990) and Skinner and Smithers (1990).