Order Rodentia - Family Petromuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1544 1545 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Petromus typicus subsp. typicus A. Smith 1831 Petromus typicus subsp. typicus A. Smith 1831 , South African Quart. J., 1 (5): 11 . Type Locality: South Africa , "Mountains toward mouth of Orange River".