Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards and G. Grandidier, 1872 . Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 15 (art. 19):1.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Morondava .

DISTRIBUTION: NE and SW Madagascar, in Lamboharana, Tulear [Toliary], and Fenerive.

STATUS: IUCN - G. a. aurita Insufficiently known; G. a. orientalis Indeterminate.

SYNONYMS: australis, orientalis.