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<taxonomicName id="2C70BC888565B92CF7E072C60F368DEA" ID-CoL="4B7KT" authority="Roberts 1924" authorityName="Roberts" authorityYear="1924" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1528" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maximus">
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<emphasis id="2A042C838CBB598EA88F9A22B30AB7E1" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">Otomys maximus</emphasis>
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Roberts 1924
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<treatmentCitation id="386540F6D4D70C29C32FD79FB0C4F9EC" author="Roberts" authority="Roberts 1924" authorityName="Roberts" authorityYear="1924" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" journal="Ann. Transvaal Mus." kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" page="70" pageNumber="1528" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maximus" title="Otomys maximus" volume="10" year="1924">
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<emphasis id="2939CBDEC7F4D498651F7D421F8178D8" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">Otomys maximus</emphasis>
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Roberts 1924
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,
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Ann. Transvaal
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., 10: 70
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.
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<emphasis id="B2425994107EAB56E2AF3EE7C3FC5334" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Type Locality:</emphasis>
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, Machile River, a northern tributary of the Zambezi (1725Ac quadrant as restricted by Davis, 1974:173).
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<paragraph id="6006FDAA784F31F2BAB3B8FC4F545E46" pageNumber="1528">
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<emphasis id="FB78C206EAD5C8C7B54E4D212A0EAD3B" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Vernacular Names:</emphasis>
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<collectingRegion id="1EE26D8D773E36061C4AF635FBF2D8A7" country="Namibia" name="Kavango West">Okavango</collectingRegion>
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Vlei Rat
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.
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<emphasis id="54CC1A51FC317697BF9748A15E07D1D6" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Synonyms:</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="64DCF4E179A77891C7F3AA519C326049" authority="Lundholm 1955" authorityName="Lundholm" authorityYear="1955" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1528" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="davisi">
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<emphasis id="A17ACAD732CD071B9EBD299736A57D8A" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">Otomys davisi</emphasis>
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Lundholm 1955
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.
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<paragraph id="DC667C281A1D4DB551335BF75F5CCDEB" pageNumber="1528">
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<emphasis id="6EFBBD6E3CC8028CE208968D9CE5732B" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Distribution:</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="8FC153036A41E7722E027EF23EA1FD95" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="483DCE740071955870E2DC82ED86D7A4" 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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:Map 22), SW
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<collectingCountry id="AEF92C4909803EECDA98806DA2A027E1" name="Zambia">Zambia</collectingCountry>
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, Okavango region of
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<collectingCountry id="3F8E583468A4198F2AA4E7E19BC2AFDF" name="Botswana">Botswana</collectingCountry>
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, NE
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(
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<collectingRegion id="7197323099393DABA2AE3A154E876416" country="Namibia" name="Zambezi">Caprivi</collectingRegion>
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Strip), and extreme W
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<collectingCountry id="D6DF951D09CC8D6F8FD4BBB3F91957D9" name="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
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.
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<subSubSection id="55600571F0A1AB37E30F6F01437049C1" pageNumber="1528" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="E7C10240DF6652157BD167B5642906BF" pageNumber="1528">
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<emphasis id="85F6CFBF7F112B4A11557A1ABD6C7AF0" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Conservation:</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="6B741654DF1418643440958D662431FA">IUCN</collectionCode>
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– Lower Risk (lc).
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<subSubSection id="B9B57F69C554D081D152DAB78C90D7AF" pageNumber="1528" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="9497DF9E799FEE60CD18D9762F8DF76C" pageNumber="1528">
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<emphasis id="AEB51BE1B3D674114412645FA4BF0810" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1528">Discussion:</emphasis>
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Described as a subspecies of
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<taxonomicName id="4FD6CBC52E2E0475BCB4530E80572943" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="irroratus">
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<emphasis id="3305D2B7F81D2AB20A22A9F7BD3FDE8D" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. irroratus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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but
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<bibRefCitation id="B61E339594128F124B9A5B3DEF7CA881" author="Roberts, A." refId="ref306581" refString="Roberts, A. 1951. The mammals of South Africa. Trustees of " The mammals of South Africa " book fund, Johannesburg, 700 pp." year="1951">Roberts (1951)</bibRefCitation>
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reconsidered its status as a full species. Thereafter returned to subspecies of
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<taxonomicName id="A3AE3B686C77F328FDBC093365C036BB" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="irroratus">
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<emphasis id="36AF69104A4DD78A8A40F7D624950C33" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. irroratus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="9BE874918452D8BF23EFCED84E2A1A05" author="Bohmann, L., von" refId="ref35047" refString="Bohmann, L., von. 1952. Die afrikanische Nagergattung Otomys F. Cuvier. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 18: 1 - 80." year="1952">Bohmann, 1952</bibRefCitation>
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; Ellerman et al., 1953); or viewed as a subspecies of
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<taxonomicName id="2D5215C1D37ACE85DB93222EADE38CDD" authorityName="Wroughton" authorityYear="1906" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="angoniensis">
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<emphasis id="3103B65C860BB15BC216393E36D287B0" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. angoniensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by Davis (1974), the commonly observed synonymy in faunal and systematic treatises (e.g.,
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<bibRefCitation id="AFF3A7AAF32AFF38D6EECDF7436ECFAC" author="Ansell, W. F. H." refId="ref11178" refString="Ansell, W. F. H. 1978. The mammals of Zambia. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Chilanga, 126 pp." year="1978">Ansell, 1978</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="926055AD040DD3A390E35175E54E9F94" author="de Graaff, G." refId="ref77573" refString="de Graaff, G. 1981. The rodents of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban, 267 pp." year="1981">De Graaff, 1981</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="9CA672B6B9EB058FE7F877CF1083216C" 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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;
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<bibRefCitation id="A1414C6E4AEB7426C34BD617628FA822" author="Misonne, X." refId="ref243324" refString="Misonne, X. 1974. Order Rodentia. Part 6. Pp. 1 - 39, in The mammals of Africa: An identification manual (J. Meester and H. W. Setzer, eds.). [issued 10 Sep 1974]. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C., not continuously paginated." year="1974">Misonne, 1974</bibRefCitation>
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); or continued as a distinct species in others (
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<bibRefCitation id="FAD7F768CE53E1DB0B145E4620E2D3D0" author="Corbet, G. B. & J. E. Hill" refId="ref67916" refString="Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1991. A world list of mammalian species. Third ed. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London, 243 pp." year="1991">Corbet and Hill, 1991</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="2CD2CA056106C15990C6FFB9E4CAF4C8" author="Musser, G. G. & M. D. Carleton" refId="ref252333" refString="Musser, G. G., and M. D. Carleton. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501 - 755, in: Mammal species of the world, a taxonomic and geographic reference, Second ed. (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D. C., xviii + 1206 pp." year="1993">Musser and Carleton, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="C34C29F9A92151FCEECE22F4F238B75F" author="Smithers, R. H. N." refId="ref331906" refString="Smithers, R. H. N. 1983. The mammals of the Southern African Subregion. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 736 pp." year="1983">Smithers, 1983</bibRefCitation>
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="2BAEAE7D92B5D696D859E1D9543A7287" author="Swanepoel, P. & R. H. N. Smithers & I. L. Rautenbach" refId="ref345394" refString="Swanepoel, P., R. H. N. Smithers, and I. L. Rautenbach. 1980. A checklist and numbering system of the extant mammals of the Southern African Subregion. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 32: 155 - 196." year="1980">Swanepoel et al., 1980</bibRefCitation>
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). Based on examinations of
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and
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series from
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<collectingCountry id="9B5BE2CEB8E39E5D7587419B937C022A" name="Angola">Angola</collectingCountry>
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and
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<collectingCountry id="18C7A061E3CA7F415804A93725B838D4" name="Botswana">Botswana</collectingCountry>
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, we still favor the last treatment as the best working hypothesis. Although the two are apparently closely related, sharing a nearly occluded or absent stapedial foramen,
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<taxonomicName id="D3E73ABE5FDF04EE04EC6621405D24F2" authorityName="Roberts" authorityYear="1924" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maximus">
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<emphasis id="C9D39FBD428EFE30B78068B4FC435CCB" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. maximus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is a larger animal in most external and craniodental measurements (particularly as seen in the robust hindfoot, longer molar row, and deeper mandibular ramus); typically has an M3 with 6 lamina, occasionally 7 (typically 7, occasionally
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<taxonomicName id="5B3CE182AF3E32C62F35D0142D1CB5F7" authorityName="Wroughton" authorityYear="1906" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="angoniensis">
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<emphasis id="5C4ADC078B83247A5528DEF488475F2F" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. angoniensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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); and possesses a dorsal pelage dominated by slate and grayish tones (brown to buffy-brown overtones in
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<emphasis id="7C8CE562C2AA575D4FB9A8BC67104DF5" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. angoniensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="A655F22BA071A5BA1C42AFD306CC8226" author="Smithers, R. H. N." refId="ref331906" refString="Smithers, R. H. N. 1983. The mammals of the Southern African Subregion. University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, 736 pp." year="1983">Smithers (1983)</bibRefCitation>
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also emphasized the belt of dry, inimical terrain in NE Botwana and SW
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<collectingCountry id="CF0415151B25BF73D1545FC87616101C" name="Zambia">Zambia</collectingCountry>
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that effectively separates the ranges of
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<emphasis id="86BF10D310104B79B146F442BC422EAB" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. maximus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="715DDF91BF8A77A0F2C3FB483779B20F" authorityName="Wroughton" authorityYear="1906" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="angoniensis">
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<emphasis id="BE39DF00E10D0EA7ECEC365632C1E80A" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">O. angoniensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Their consanguinity should be demonstrated using other data sources and comprehensive analyses. Formerly included
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<taxonomicName id="10059D6774D370D629F4AC65075555B1" authorityName="Hill and Carter" authorityYear="1937" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Otomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cuanzensis">
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<emphasis id="CBF7DCE4185F3258E8D2DE81E4264DA9" italics="true" pageNumber="1528">cuanzensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(see above account).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |