Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Guy G. Musser Author Michael D. Carleton text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 501 755 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353098 1-56098-217-9 7353098 Gerbillus bonhotei Thomas, 1919 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3:560 . TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt , Sinai , Khubra Abu Guzoar . DISTRIBUTION: NE Sinai Peninsula . COMMENTS: Usually included in G. andersoni ( Harrison and Bates, 1991 ; Osborn and Helmy, 1980 ) but maintained as distinct pending systematic review of the genus ( Lay, 1983 ). Harrison and Bates (1991) recorded the form from Jordan , an occurrence which requires corroboration according to Lay (1983) .