Otomys dartmouthi Thomas, 1906b

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Otomys dartmouthi Thomas, 1906b

Otomys dartmouthi ; Thomas, 1906b:141 (type locality— Uganda, Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft [3810 m]; holotype —BMNH 6.7.1.64); Dollman, 1915:166 (taxonomic revision, retained as species); Allen, 1939:344 (listed as valid species); Ellerman, 1941:322 (listed as valid species); Musser & Carleton, 2005:1526 (reinstated as valid species).

Otomys typus dartmouthi ; Bohmann, 1952:43 (taxonomic revision, new name combination, retention as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [ dartmouthi ]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys irroratus [ dartmouthi ]; Delany, 1975:53 (faunal work, new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Distribution. Alpine habitats, ca. 3300–4400 m, of the Ruwenzori Mountains, southwestern Uganda and contiguous eastern D.R. Congo.

Specimens examined. D. R. CONGO: Blanc ( RMCA 1095 ) ; Kalindera Masereka ( RMCA 82011 -M827) ; Virungas, Albert National Park, Wusuwameso , 4380 m ( RMCA 82011 -M830, 82011-M831) . UGANDA: Ruwenzori East, Mubuku Valley , 12,500 ft (3810 m) ( BMNH 6.7.1.62–6.7.1.65) ; Kasese District, Ruwenzoris, left bank Bujuku River , 11,050 ft (3368.04 m) ( FMNH 144327 , 144328 , 144330 ) ; Kasese District, Ruwenzoris, above Lake Bujuku , 13,050 ft (3977.64 m) ( FMNH 144334–144336 , 144338 , 144341 , 144342 ) .