Order Rodentia - Family Myoxidae Author Mary Ellen Holden text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 763 770 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353102 1-56098-217-9 7353102 Graphiurus rupicola (Thomas and Hinton, 1925) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1925:232 . TYPE LOCALITY: Namibia , Karibib, 3842 ft . DISTRIBUTION: Namibia (see Thomas and Hinton, 1925 ) and NW South Africa (see Shortridge and Carter, 1938 ), in a narrow strip from Karibib and Mt. Brukaros, Namibia , south to Port Nolloth and Eenriet, NW Cape Prov. , South Africa . SYNONYMS: australis, kaokoensis, montosüs (see Roberts, 1951 ). COMMENTS: Ellerman et al. (1953) and Genest-Villard (1978) listed rupicola as a subspecies of G. platyops , but Roberts (1951) recognized it as a distinct species, a position followed here based on study of specimens.