Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae 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 2 871 893 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Allactaga (Scarturus) tetradactyla (Lichtenstein 1823) [Allactaga (Scarturus)] tetradactyla (Lichtenstein 1823) , Verz. Doublet. Zool. Mus . Univ. Berlin : 2 . Type Locality: Libyan Desert between Siwa and Alexandria . Vernacular Names: Four-toed Jerboa . Synonyms: Allactaga (Scarturus) brucii (Lesson 1827) . Distribution: Coastal gravel plains of Egypt and E Libya , from near Alexandria to the Gulf of Sirte (see Ranck, 1968 , and Osborn and Helmy, 1980 ). Conservation: IUCN – Endangered. Discussion: Subgenus Scarturus .