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<taxonomicName id="C32AA137B35968CEAF19E869E8C0EE2A" ID-CoL="3YDJN" authority="(Smith 1834)" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha">
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<emphasis id="564666023FD57DFFE30E018C108166E5" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys coucha</emphasis>
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<treatmentCitation id="E676D24963D276ECC6D14C08D071134D" author="Smith" authority="Smith 1834" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="43" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha" title="Mus coucha" volumeTitle="Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa" year="1834">
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<emphasis id="BCA8288630082B69468FD41791DB6688" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">[Mus] coucha</emphasis>
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Smith 1834
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,
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<bibCitation id="F307281A68471A8FAA3B12903ED92E66" author="Smith" pageNumber="1361" pagination="43" title="Mus coucha" volumeTitle="Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa" year="1834">Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa: 43</bibCitation>
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</treatmentCitation>
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.
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<subSubSection id="658F808435BC5AE9B81AD2A285671395" pageNumber="1361" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="84B9D2554EBD63FD5B56A9DD538F8457" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="420E8B78996A5BF49C450C5E949566FC" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Type Locality:</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="D1C53B0145138A9D6E98145309FCF155" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4867324857" country="South Africa" pageNumber="1361" stateProvince="Northern Cape">
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<collectingCountry id="BC447049997EB913A880C5D3CBF92CC6" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="7AC9FFBBC5015F9998C99595A1EA078E" country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape">Northern Cape Province</collectingRegion>
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, between Orange River and Tropic of Capricorn (see
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<bibRefCitation id="470ABE09E48F65E4265590E09C2D5B15" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al., 1986:286</bibRefCitation>
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).
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</materialsCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="DA24D4D3DA958545E4ED4EDCF67591CC" pageNumber="1361" type="vernacular_names">
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<paragraph id="3902BC0901345D5CE542A9DF508799C0" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="7FFA9E4407ECA119B5F8C58F68ECF1FA" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="081B854B9D4CEAA83F5DBBB8AEE8A35B" language="eng" pageNumber="1361">Southern African Mastomys</vernacularName>
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.
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<subSubSection id="062D07B3824B0F8DA9DEE610831A6711" pageNumber="1361" type="synonym_list">
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<paragraph id="58DD2C626EA3BF3A156C4C20D787C303" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="E25D682FCFAF851882AF288DB1E97031" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Synonyms:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="8ACF0F108AD412D6EB0169A7B30744DD" authority="Roberts 1926" authorityName="Roberts" authorityYear="1926" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bradfieldi">
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<emphasis id="5505FCCE3EFB921370A3016FAFB91067" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys bradfieldi</emphasis>
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Roberts 1926
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="31C5473B39F6E64995B6A45066A3C0AA" authority="(Roberts 1915)" baseAuthorityName="Roberts" baseAuthorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="breyeri">
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<emphasis id="6F9352835DB360585729D1358838B65A" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys breyeri</emphasis>
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(Roberts 1915)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="E772CF68717FC98FFA0DD218C36D94DF" authority="(Roberts 1914)" baseAuthorityName="Roberts" baseAuthorityYear="1914" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="limpopoensis">
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<emphasis id="11C10FE7808F53EFB981BF85795AA448" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys limpopoensis</emphasis>
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(Roberts 1914)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="4A7994C58F6B21BF564B5076EC0ECE12" authority="(Smith 1836)" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1836" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marikquensis">
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<emphasis id="373A03F6DFF87BDA37D0B66A42709558" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys marikquensis</emphasis>
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(Smith 1836)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="BF5B9138363C18DEF5DAB2EAF5DCF3B8" authority="Shortridge 1934" authorityName="Shortridge" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sicialis">
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<emphasis id="2E7B9EC20966FFEEC5C4F2CBB26E9D43" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys sicialis</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="DE7E00A2C1FBA6FEC161A097D05450CF" author="Shortridge, G. C." refId="ref326478" refString="Shortridge, G. C. 1934. The mammals of South West Africa. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 779 pp." year="1934">Shortridge 1934</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="DE466C7D0170D328B8332A8CE579276D" authority="(Wagner 1842)" baseAuthorityName="Wagner" baseAuthorityYear="1842" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="silaceus">
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<emphasis id="91FE3915A6A2F8BB03AEDF1A864C7F4E" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys silaceus</emphasis>
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(Wagner 1842)
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</taxonomicName>
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;
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<taxonomicName id="6659DCC2F1A9EF7E5C2098E6F7754875" authority="(Roberts 1913)" baseAuthorityName="Roberts" baseAuthorityYear="1913" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1361" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="socialis">
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<emphasis id="1CA7D00DDBF05E95632E2D2BE890F996" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Mastomys socialis</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="F7CC69BFE3C1389C09B55836A0EF6794" author="Roberts, A." refId="ref306451" refString="Roberts, A. 1913. The collection of mammals in the Transvaal Museum. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 4: 65 - 107." year="1913">Roberts 1913</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="BAF822A700713F32D7408F72676F0B60" pageNumber="1361" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="B27019ABBE18FCA60059644D22F7C1B9" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="DF8159F1F683F609EC73ED1E49FA67E5" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Endemic to Southern African Subregion:
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<collectingCountry id="EC1B62E8377CB4E61785794ADE02F513" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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(provinces of Eastern and
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<collectingRegion id="DCDABD27471EA20A65711CDE5878ECB0" country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="88B0F5AA6A1A5FBE923C17EDE2997CFD" country="South Africa" name="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="0782938533CE813DDBBB476472F3E1BC" country="South Africa" name="Free State">Free State</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="E6908104C75012BFFAA3F366ADD66356" country="South Africa" name="Gauteng">Gauteng</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="EC7D335F51B8D891C32852FFBC9689E3" country="South Africa" name="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</collectingRegion>
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, and S and W
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<collectingRegion id="B9A9131D0EA40E58009FCFB356419F83" country="South Africa" name="Limpopo">Limpopo</collectingRegion>
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; also in
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<collectingCountry id="00A5FAE052EC487CF401394C65AE3D4A" name="Lesotho">Lesotho</collectingCountry>
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), S and W
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<collectingCountry id="FE7F617FF48C2E9FA5713628B3162D6E" name="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
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, C
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<collectingCountry id="40D02C966103CBEDDBF76F2B84E97CE5" name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="30E3133FB8E2CFBF6C70E70C46A68009" author="Granjon, L. & J. - M. Duplantier & J. Catalan & J. Britton-Davidian" refId="ref127028" refString="Granjon, L., J. - M. Duplantier, J. Catalan, and J. Britton-Davidian. 1997 b. Systematics of the genus Mastomys (Thomas, 1915) (Rodentia: Muridae). A review. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 127 (suppl. 1): 7 - 18." year="1997">
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Granjon et al., 1997
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<emphasis id="3665174FA15495185868588B53472FC7" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="5C8F9BDD8A979E10090C3A837960BBA2" author="Skinner, J. D. & R. H. N. Smithers" refId="ref329484" refString="Skinner, J. D., and R. H. N. Smithers. 1990. The mammals of the southern African subregion. Second ed. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 771 pp." year="1990">Skinner and Smithers, 1990</bibRefCitation>
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; Taylor, 1998).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="D5740D3A41FC32F23CC49E391290A4D4" pageNumber="1361" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="06D68B324228A35446E9402C3444D48F" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="7865687D70EC40C0E05C51E10082F4AE" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Conservation:</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="E6043DF27AD3AAF341E303323074AEE4">IUCN</collectionCode>
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– Lower Risk (lc).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="38D6F5CC09116953F2765C5B4BC6783D" pageNumber="1361" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="19726EB6CB23D93868EE95B609FB9655" pageNumber="1361">
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<emphasis id="EBFB0035EA29350391EB6A0D0EF83E50" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1361">Discussion:</emphasis>
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Characterized by 2n = 36, FNa = 52-56, and a distinctive hemoglobin electromorph,
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<taxonomicName id="066D3896D29B12A2CF2C4593A1EF1E21" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha">
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<emphasis id="B4883496C41E635DDE8E82B525B65681" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. coucha</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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occurs sympatrically with
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<taxonomicName id="73494A9F9826743F7997F9E35388A0EE" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="natalensis">
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<emphasis id="4F667873A19E0AC433285019CDB3EBDB" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. natalensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in some areas but allopatrically in other regions of the Southern African Subregion (
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<bibRefCitation id="31C7A6E0E2A9BF0143A42C3332FB0C4D" author="de Graaff, G." refId="ref78355" refString="de Graaff, G. 1997 r. Multimammate mouse, Mastomys coucha. P. 146, in The complete book of southern African mammals (G. Mills and L. Hes, eds.). Struik Winchester, Capetown, 356 pp." year="1997">
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de Graaff, 1997
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<emphasis id="3B6677B60255A559EA9299C99C4BAA15" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">r</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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); the latter is distinguished by a different hemoglobin pattern (Green et al., 1980), 2n = 32, FN = 54 (
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<bibRefCitation id="2963B9F47C88169FA82965BB20A4DEA6" author="Volobouev, V. T. & V. M. Aniskin & E. Lecompte & J. F. Ducroz" refId="ref376257" refString="Volobouev, V. T., V. M. Aniskin, E. Lecompte, and J. F. Ducroz. 2002 b. Patterns of karyotype evolution in complexes of sibling species within three genera of African murid rodents inferred from the comparison of cytogenetic and molecular data. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 96: 261 - 275." year="2002">
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Volobouev et al., 2002
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<emphasis id="310644C14E1C21F2EC50BF7C76078D28" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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), and three isozyme markers (
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<bibRefCitation id="E8F7D6084ADBF4775F032C43776719B7" author="Smit, A. & H. van der Bank & T. Falk & A. de Castro" refId="ref330242" refString="Smit, A., H. van der Bank, T. Falk, and A. de Castro. 2001. Biochemical genetic markers to identify two morphologically similar South African Mastomys species (Rodentia: Muridae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 29: 21 - 30." year="2001">Smit et al., 2001</bibRefCitation>
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). The two species also differ in cranial, phallic, and spermatozoal morphology as well as reproductive behavior, growth patterns, ultrasonic vocalizations, and pheromones (
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<bibRefCitation id="F9051D32523FAE3AA8FA44E69F6176D0" author="Breed, W. G." refId="ref41105" refString="Breed, W. G. 1995 a. Spermatozoa of murid rodents from Africa: Morphological diversity and evolutionary trends. Journal of Zoology, London, 237: 625 - 651." year="1995">
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Breed, 1995
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<emphasis id="EF6C972D1CF1F6EFB977251192283E45" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="C2E07DB97864783B70521907C270CADE" author="Dippenaar, N. J. & P. Swanepoel & D. H. Gordon" refId="ref85680" refString="Dippenaar, N. J., P. Swanepoel, and D. H. Gordon. 1993. Diagnostic morphometrics of two medically important southern African rodents, Mastomys natalensis and M. coucha (Rodentia: Muridae). South African Journal of Science, 89: 300 - 303." year="1993">Dippenaar et al., 1993</bibRefCitation>
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;
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="940A92AA0AF529BF1021E580B20055D2" author="Lavrenchenko, L. A. & M. I. Baskevich" refId="ref206002" refString="Lavrenchenko, L. A., and M. I. Baskevich. 1996. Variation of generative system structure in some species of the genus Mastomys Thomas, 1915 (Rodentia, Muridae). Mammalia, 60 (2): 277 - 288." year="1996">Lavrenchenko and Baskevich, 1996</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="0491DA4F93931F3F31BD91FD7081FCAC" author="Skinner, J. D. & R. H. N. Smithers" refId="ref329484" refString="Skinner, J. D., and R. H. N. Smithers. 1990. The mammals of the southern African subregion. Second ed. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 771 pp." year="1990">Skinner and Smithers, 1990</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="C51F654B0978C1788C6DF9407976158D" author="Taylor, P. J." refId="ref348781" refString="Taylor, P. J. 2000 b. Patterns of chromosomal variation in southern African rodents. Journal of Mammalogy, 81: 317 - 331." year="2000">
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Taylor, 2000
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<emphasis id="3028F2C7AA0FE088208DBADE80E3F79C" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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; and references cited therein), and can also be separated by principal component analysis of cranial and dental measurements (
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<bibRefCitation id="E8DFD7334A054FC8DD6DCC4EFFE28062" author="Dippenaar, N. J. & P. Swanepoel & D. H. Gordon" refId="ref85680" refString="Dippenaar, N. J., P. Swanepoel, and D. H. Gordon. 1993. Diagnostic morphometrics of two medically important southern African rodents, Mastomys natalensis and M. coucha (Rodentia: Muridae). South African Journal of Science, 89: 300 - 303." year="1993">Dippenaar et al., 1993</bibRefCitation>
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). Although the two are widely sympatric in southern Africa, their geographic ranges appear concordant with rainfall patterns, with
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<taxonomicName id="F96C01AF2E6FCFC67427F094275C6E86" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha">
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<emphasis id="032532AC70E9418D5CC7B2D53B281B8A" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. coucha</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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predominating in drier habitats characteristic of southwestern Africa and
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<taxonomicName id="99F242A45DCD7A708358DE74C158D1EA" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="natalensis">
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<emphasis id="EC47C7C864D142D8C1603A4298DBE505" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. natalensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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inhabiting more mesic regions in the east (
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Taylor, 2000
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<emphasis id="FC9CF4FFAE7A5AE5B6027F3868D4B873" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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, and references cited therein). Phylogenetic analyses of chromosomal data indicate
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<taxonomicName id="6348A66C4FFE406B04AF3D6A558A8ACE" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha">
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<emphasis id="C92076C65CB6DC51B5645FEBCC20A529" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. coucha</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is more closely related to
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<taxonomicName id="A48387E0FA56AB2640F793A26A43E62F" baseAuthorityName="Wroughton" baseAuthorityYear="1909" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huberti">
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<emphasis id="91734F0B000987293395E19064459946" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. huberti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="291D63F06F0BFED7195214006252A755" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="natalensis">
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<emphasis id="210BE192BB03DE60CDACF3775A8FA2B4" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. natalensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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than to
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<taxonomicName id="2913FBC25D115FF22A611806EAC5439F" authority="(Britton-Davidian et al., 1995)" baseAuthorityName="Britton-Davidian" baseAuthorityYear="1995" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="erythroleucus">
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<emphasis id="F5BB283DEB6C2FCAE8C7128144A65971" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. erythroleucus</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="0BC97D5EC65A25137E606EEEBEB8E953" author="Britton-Davidian, J. & J. Catalan & L. Granjon & J. - M. Duplantier" refId="ref42477" refString="Britton-Davidian, J., J. Catalan, L. Granjon, and J. - M. Duplantier. 1995. Chromosomal phylogeny and evolution in the genus Mastomys (Mammalia, Rodentia). Journal of Mammalogy, 76 (1): 248 - 262." year="1995">Britton-Davidian et al., 1995</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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. Karyotype of
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<taxonomicName id="84255D4B14BAAAE7577A43F4A45FBDCF" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coucha">
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<emphasis id="FE9889DA32C2D262F28E182D70EB3876" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. coucha</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is similar to
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<taxonomicName id="050375E67E8F639CA9B4401637DD42B0" authorityName="St. Leger" authorityYear="1933" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shortridgei">
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<emphasis id="D697C96E4E8D1BDBC9B0DFC533643BD7" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">M. shortridgei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from NE
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<collectingCountry id="640FC24C35701D0C251CCC0530F389F1" name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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and NW
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<collectingCountry id="4F636E7D79A7556AE2B65946C953369B" name="Botswana">Botswana</collectingCountry>
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||
, but sex chromosomes differ and the two species can be distinguished by spermatozoal morphology (see references in
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||
<bibRefCitation id="1982B7F228D16F8CB9DF59045AFF316B" author="Granjon, L. & J. - M. Duplantier & J. Catalan & J. Britton-Davidian" refId="ref127028" refString="Granjon, L., J. - M. Duplantier, J. Catalan, and J. Britton-Davidian. 1997 b. Systematics of the genus Mastomys (Thomas, 1915) (Rodentia: Muridae). A review. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 127 (suppl. 1): 7 - 18." year="1997">
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Granjon et al., 1997
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<emphasis id="B66F9723E380F3A671027382623893F7" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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). Synonyms listed are only those pertaining to samples from
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||
<collectingCountry id="DCDC78A37DB3B0949776BB8F8C2CF298" name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
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||
for reasons explained by
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<bibRefCitation id="67CFE263A6CB5C366FD6BC9E296DE1E7" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al. (1986)</bibRefCitation>
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; of these,
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<bibRefCitation id="954E1101D711DD3D7A63FF161104E42E" author="Robbins, C. B. & E. Van der Straeten" refId="ref305902" refString="Robbins, C. B., and E. Van der Straeten. 1989. Comments on the systematics of Mastomys Thomas 1915 with the description of a new West African species. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 69: 1 - 14." year="1989">Robbins and Van der Straeten (1989)</bibRefCitation>
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regarded
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<taxonomicName id="53CBE6196E4B63673FC422F5EA25DC1C" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1836" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mastomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marikquensis">
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<emphasis id="79998739187DB6FB143C22A34EF79EE9" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">marikquensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
to be a
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<taxonomicName id="BD3B3D4D3EC6E6DF9A94492FCF83255A" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="FA7496BBA0E7568A917F38CB303BA25B" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
(although
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<bibRefCitation id="99E94F5EFD4273A4375BD95BB6066D65" author="Van der Straeten, E. & C. B. Robbins" refId="ref364786" refString="Van der Straeten, E., and C. B. Robbins. 1997. Further studies on Mastomys (Rodentia: Muridae) types and generic distinctions among African Muridae. Mittheilungen Aus Dem Zoologischen Museum zu Berlin, 73 (1): 153 - 163." year="1997">Van der Straeten and Robbins, 1997</bibRefCitation>
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, did not include it in their more recent allocation of
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||
<typeStatus id="1AF261EAB4631D68DACA56C2AA1C3994">holotypes</typeStatus>
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to
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||
<taxonomicName id="119FEA43FA817D2716D4107FF0FBF6DC" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1915" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B9EDF0C79FDF33DF2F210E251D57F19B" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Myomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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), and Robbins (in
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<bibRefCitation id="A1C553A870EF0D250660BAB0A3107519" author="Meester, J. A. J. & I. L. Rautenbach & N. J. Dippenaar & C. M. Baker" refId="ref236076" refString="Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Museum Monograph, 5: 1 - 359." year="1986">Meester et al., 1986</bibRefCitation>
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) claimed it may be a species distinct from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="9B42341400D3EFFE856DD60CCA5F27E9" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Myomyscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="verreauxii">
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||
<emphasis id="3F305AA3A04849AAE15CCF2A742144A1" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">Myomyscus verreauxii</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Reviewed by
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<bibRefCitation id="CBD8C18F4D1A5D4496212C23354EB9D3" author="Granjon, L. & J. - M. Duplantier & J. Catalan & J. Britton-Davidian" refId="ref127028" refString="Granjon, L., J. - M. Duplantier, J. Catalan, and J. Britton-Davidian. 1997 b. Systematics of the genus Mastomys (Thomas, 1915) (Rodentia: Muridae). A review. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 127 (suppl. 1): 7 - 18." year="1997">
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Granjon et al. (1997
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<emphasis id="DC41880DB7C4976587EBA9FBBF120625" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">b</emphasis>
|
||
)
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="E6FAC5EDAB26E7CDED443F942736C931" author="de Graaff, G." refId="ref78355" refString="de Graaff, G. 1997 r. Multimammate mouse, Mastomys coucha. P. 146, in The complete book of southern African mammals (G. Mills and L. Hes, eds.). Struik Winchester, Capetown, 356 pp." year="1997">
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de Graaff (1997
|
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<emphasis id="8C7F9C5FCCFB9E1CD7B406AEF842482E" italics="true" pageNumber="1361">r</emphasis>
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)
|
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</bibRefCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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