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<treatment id="EC938EEB2F70429791E754D489DF3EBF" ID-GBIF-Taxon="231525378" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:EC938EEB2F70429791E754D489DF3EBF" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC938EEB2F70429791E754D489DF3EBF" lastPageNumber="943" pageNumber="943" sourceUrl="http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000103">
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<subSubSection id="1DB48F0C11AB440D0C1B496BD80046CF" pageNumber="943" type="nomenclature">
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<taxonomicName id="26CADD9787A42FF87F7F1166B5AE4F66" ID-CoL="4ZMSY" authority="Thomas 1892" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="943" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="B60BEDADE41C53AE580A486272B40C3B" italics="true" pageNumber="943">Steatomys bocagei</emphasis>
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Thomas 1892
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<subSubSection id="6FC68E03DA24BAEE5663947952830323" pageNumber="943" type="reference_group">
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<treatmentCitation id="4BDB88C2C45F14DC7178FD97DB1CEAB9" author="Thomas" authority="Thomas 1892" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" journal="Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="264" pageNumber="943" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei" title="Steatomys bocagei" volume="10" year="1892">
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<taxonomicName id="03CF1E066BFF5887363DF94B363AF855" ID-CoL="4ZMSY" authority="Thomas 1892" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="943" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="ADB25076E9C8B82966ADDD84F21872F1" italics="true" pageNumber="943">Steatomys bocagei</emphasis>
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Thomas 1892
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<bibCitation id="FA74B2583993B98223D2B4BCA3BA2064" author="Thomas" journal="Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6" pageNumber="943" pagination="264" title="Steatomys bocagei" volume="10" year="1892">Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 10: 264</bibCitation>
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</treatmentCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="4AC81F3603D136135B022069AEAB1C9C" pageNumber="943" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="5AFB06573B3B817532BDA50D77521504" pageNumber="943">
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<emphasis id="81D5FCE6B0EFC11F47866E6D498C2FD3" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="943">Type Locality:</emphasis>
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<materialsCitation id="5EC16CB2DAC2EFE49519F18CA83AF383" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4867289326" country="Angola" pageNumber="943">
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<collectingCountry id="D686E89E468F832510206FCCF9CD7863" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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, Caconda.
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</materialsCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="214685147CD7E527E6A771F68E2F0F76" pageNumber="943" type="vernacular_names">
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<paragraph id="C05D763E6C4C5D09BBD98B3D12895CA9" pageNumber="943">
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<emphasis id="F8781A42BB28AC04D4826E9D60B0AE86" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="943">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="2F4C728CBFEFDDB72139BC25FA7E3543" language="eng" pageNumber="943">Bocage's African Fat Mouse</vernacularName>
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.
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<subSubSection id="6CB2CBB095717BCBAB3FBDD9C95B4449" pageNumber="943" type="synonym_list">
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<paragraph id="702DECC2E1CA1F42227D52AD993B489B" pageNumber="943">
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<emphasis id="8AEB728FED9D3B99246B065636DB9C47" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="943">Synonyms:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="5CBC8BCF5F24467FE680C46AB27AFA04" authority="Hatt 1934" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="943" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kasaicus">
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<emphasis id="4F52CBADF5C98BFB8855430AE80D9F1E" italics="true" pageNumber="943">Steatomys kasaicus</emphasis>
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Hatt 1934
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.
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<subSubSection id="376A615CD8BA4CAF4ADA45EC57662909" pageNumber="943" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="1B9492949E721FE3F475EEF9AE71F127" pageNumber="943">
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<emphasis id="9AC15926CDB05DE4CE58F2B0EE1B11B7" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="943">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Moist savannas and woodlands from the Central Plateau of
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<collectingCountry id="C21471BF4DAB5576412BC1D9D3036224" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="4F1A151676FDE5F323C25667FEE8623A" author="Crawford-Cabral, J." refId="ref70924" refString="Crawford-Cabral, J. 1998. The Angolan rodents of the superfamily Muroidea: An account of their distribution. Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos, 161: 223 pp." year="1998">Crawford-Cabral, 1998</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="C60963D69865738FADB99C4E2FE3856A" author="Hill, J. E. & T. D. Carter" refId="ref152565" refString="Hill, J. E., and T. D. Carter. 1941. The mammals of Angola, Africa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 78 (1): 1 - 211." year="1941">Hill and Carter, 1941</bibRefCitation>
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) eastward through NE
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<collectingCountry id="1888264D9E1D0808631CA99223382D23" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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to SC Dem. Rep.
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<collectingCountry id="94DAC68101F56C31363DEC9C60D99C8E" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo</collectingCountry>
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at Luluabourg (= Kananga; type series of
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<taxonomicName id="47AE493587EDF8D1EDAF8FC623712DF5" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kasaicus">
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<emphasis id="94EDE3203C14833641D3EAA87A4BC3E9" italics="true" pageNumber="943">kasaicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in
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, see Hatt, 1934); eastern limits unresolved.
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<subSubSection id="645FEE0D04106AF63596A5646E9A6685" pageNumber="943" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="62FD66820526DBEA9471F052615D376C" pageNumber="943">
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<emphasis id="2DB609846BF1D6EC3EE28A3E46652055" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="943">Discussion:</emphasis>
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A distinctive species characterized by very large body size and four pairs of teats (pectoral, postaxillary, and two inguinal). Treated as a species by
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<bibRefCitation id="E4A163A8B47A9FD20F2C574F58E731D9" author="Hill, J. E. & T. D. Carter" refId="ref152565" refString="Hill, J. E., and T. D. Carter. 1941. The mammals of Angola, Africa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 78 (1): 1 - 211." year="1941">Hill and Carter (1941)</bibRefCitation>
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and Ellerman et al. (1953), but synonymized with
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<taxonomicName id="FAA2670A4CF6112F261C9C8A74A0A350" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="FC7465C9D3CBD65280C0FA6D2D3CF51D" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by
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<bibRefCitation id="3487F8DD1DA2CD295186D26C88AECE64" author="Coetzee, C. G." refId="ref63758" refString="Coetzee, C. G. 1977 a. Genus Steatomys. Part 6.8. Pp. 1 - 4, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.) [issued 22 Aug 1977]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated." year="1977">
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Coetzee (1977
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<emphasis id="4DEE73A283FB106DD3FDCAE2DE9B87E6" italics="true" pageNumber="943">a</emphasis>
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)
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and listed that way in most contemporary faunal accounts.
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<bibRefCitation id="4F9295A4FD849BF160E0044CAE8ADA29" author="Crawford-Cabral, J." refId="ref70924" refString="Crawford-Cabral, J. 1998. The Angolan rodents of the superfamily Muroidea: An account of their distribution. Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos, 161: 223 pp." year="1998">Crawford-Cabral (1998)</bibRefCitation>
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recognized the specific integrity of
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<taxonomicName id="67DE4732388C8F038EC1405B16BCBCF4" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="A8A17170E7CF1FB18B3B4CE128D90B9D" italics="true" pageNumber="943">bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and explained that it has only four pairs of teats in contrast to
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<taxonomicName id="A49D48D01344747699EA43266C03A96E" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="FA13EC11A7E87CB83CD69C17E16C9AB0" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis</emphasis>
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with five pairs (sometimes more; see
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<bibRefCitation id="5CF7A25B545C160320E04E114BC06FC6" author="Coetzee, C. G." refId="ref63758" refString="Coetzee, C. G. 1977 a. Genus Steatomys. Part 6.8. Pp. 1 - 4, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.) [issued 22 Aug 1977]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated." year="1977">
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Coetzee, 1977
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<emphasis id="430067DFF51FDC0D49C4B7512EC85C78" italics="true" pageNumber="943">a</emphasis>
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</bibRefCitation>
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). That distinguishing trait, its very large body size compared to
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<taxonomicName id="4D4D8B5BE2A69F8252C9F79804132EA5" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="CC782EF84A50ABA470B70F28D0B5BB4A" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from southern and eastern Africa, and study of the large series reported by
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<bibRefCitation id="4CE91D082C018AC2E374F5357279D753" author="Hill, J. E. & T. D. Carter" refId="ref152565" refString="Hill, J. E., and T. D. Carter. 1941. The mammals of Angola, Africa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 78 (1): 1 - 211." year="1941">Hill and Carter (1941)</bibRefCitation>
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identify a species separate from
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<taxonomicName id="B6F77242736CB82853C3712FD7E6C53C" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="14B0C3C231F00483CE88B4703569BD98" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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or the large-bodied
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<taxonomicName id="FF0DB70D4CA1345BBC5BF55E31CC01C5" authorityName="Pousargues" authorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="opimus">
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<emphasis id="F7C5FA87890B669883622DF88D42FDAF" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. opimus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="111970698B8F99F6F05AA458C513D4EC" pageNumber="943">
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Crawford-Cabral identified the large-bodied
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<emphasis id="9209F0F6D00B7DF0856E61EA8D45508D" italics="true" pageNumber="943">Steatomys</emphasis>
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from NE
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<collectingCountry id="CF1949A8483E3F9D1A49ADF5BBCB7D7F" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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as
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<taxonomicName id="146B11FBB3D1E538F43DE65ADFC95DB4" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="pratensis" subSpecies="kasaicus">
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<emphasis id="D3185F2B3B4063D264129C275A5D6F71" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis kasaicus</emphasis>
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(teat number not counted);
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<bibRefCitation id="30ABA992480A667A2EBA42B84FDE236F" author="Coetzee, C. G." refId="ref63758" refString="Coetzee, C. G. 1977 a. Genus Steatomys. Part 6.8. Pp. 1 - 4, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.) [issued 22 Aug 1977]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated." year="1977">
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Coetzee (1977
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<emphasis id="B4E4E1B7DE1BD029AECB1AFA9992F95A" italics="true" pageNumber="943">a</emphasis>
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)
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, however, included
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<taxonomicName id="79877513DE961CC8D44D9BAAFFD5D2D7" authorityName="Hatt" authorityYear="1934" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kasaicus">
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</taxonomicName>
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in
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<emphasis id="467F061DA9F6B39F7A55AD848D7B8840" italics="true" pageNumber="943">bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, the correct allocation. Skins in the type series of
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<emphasis id="1E6D8A25338E6531EBBB912E1B1C1609" italics="true" pageNumber="943">kasaicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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85073, 86080) possess only four pairs of teats; this pattern, their large body and cranial dimensions, and geographic continuity with Angolan populations attest to their identification as
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<emphasis id="243EF67B08CA8FE3FB5A7BCC0A55E0DF" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Coetzee claimed intergradation between
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<taxonomicName id="E2348A8D46AB206C69ED8C12798A43FA" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="5B07228F5B3D681A594D0724FD7F8F8E" italics="true" pageNumber="943">bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="339CA1F82E94BBA43A939C7AD14612D6" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="A83B5CAE3720B39FF635C02B4F9B34E3" italics="true" pageNumber="943">pratensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in the
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<collectingRegion id="41AAC90298F3B5C343290550ABB0BD60" country="Democratic Republic of the Congo" name="Katanga">Katanga region</collectingRegion>
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of E Dem. Rep.
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<collectingCountry id="7210549A549E43C651C2DFB8EBA8CF6B" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congo</collectingCountry>
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, but no published data supports that contention. Furthermore, typical
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<taxonomicName id="5B0B02CD37009D4D64E511E559F26EEE" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pratensis">
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<emphasis id="9CF16BD7C131B5496F6F30245FEA2393" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. pratensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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has been collected in S
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<collectingCountry id="6C72ADEAB4E1BD87965900859FBF8CF5" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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and those examples exhibit no trace of morphological intergradation with
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<taxonomicName id="424E14C380A6CEFE63C20BA78B2C804E" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="C289A923A520B41984E48CFEA8BA0D6C" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Relationship with the other large-bodied species of
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<taxonomicName id="28DC2FA8EB306B1A444E27AE957C3AF4" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1846" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="FA327DF54B5467E84F1FC6C98459E1C9" italics="true" pageNumber="943">Steatomys</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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—
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<taxonomicName id="43E5BD293634CF63B4A84C772A55B76E" authorityName="Hayman" authorityYear="1935" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="1F304F4FA743E33A50A0D73D2180C048" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from West Africa, number of teats unknown; or
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<taxonomicName id="0FA34F1A5233FB6C5DCCEE572C6EDA67" authorityName="Pousargues" authorityYear="1894" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="opimus">
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<emphasis id="83E4C202B1AC46D829970FA94EAB1E2F" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. opimus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from northern savannas, five or more pairs of teats—awaits resolution.
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<bibRefCitation id="FD7A17A8A6AD2CEA73637130ED124707" author="Rosevear, D. R." refId="ref310288" refString="Rosevear, D. R. 1969. The rodents of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 677: 1 - 604." year="1969">Rosevear (1969)</bibRefCitation>
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regarded West African
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<taxonomicName id="C621FAED449EE6654ABD6C07496DAD08" authorityName="Hayman" authorityYear="1935" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacksoni">
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<emphasis id="11F94E99EC60A93AA981A0CD722AEE09" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. jacksoni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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to closely resemble
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<taxonomicName id="99290F15B757A3F840D0AD010DF69358" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1892" class="Mammalia" family="Nesomyidae" genus="Steatomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bocagei">
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<emphasis id="CE3D4F379F7B20FE3651BF663AE6326C" italics="true" pageNumber="943">S. bocagei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in body size and pelage coloration
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</paragraph>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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