Graphiurus Smuts, 1832

Mary Ellen Holden, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Myoxidae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 763-770 : 763

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Graphiurus Smuts, 1832 . Enumer. Mamm. Capensium, pp. 32 -33.

TYPE SPECIES: Sciurus ocularis Smith, 1829 .

SYNONYMS: Aethoglis, Claviglis, Gliriscus (see Ellerman, 1940; Ellerman et al., 1953).

COMMENTS: The revision of Graphiurus by Genest-Villard (1978), based mostly on size grades, underestimated species diversity, particularly in the murinus group. Species limits were defined in parts of Africa (e.g., Ansell and Dowsett, 1988; Robbins and Schütter, 1981). A systematic revision of Graphiurus is in progress and the species recognized below reflect information in the literature as well as examination of museum specimens; results are provisional and assignment of synonyms incomplete.

References

Ansell, W. F. H., and R. J. Dowsett. 1988. Mammals of Malawi: An annotated check list and atlas. Trendrine Press, Zennor, St. Ives, United Kingdom, 170 pp.

Ellerman, J. R. 1940. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. 1. Rodents other than Muridae. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 689 pp.

Genest-Villard, H. 1978. Revision systematique du genre Graphiurus (Rongeurs, Gliridae). Mammalia, 42 (4): 391 - 426.