Holden, Mary Ellen, and Guy G. Musser / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Dipodidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
871-893
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Allactaga williamsi
Allactaga williamsi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Allactaga williamsi: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Paralactaga. From the time it was described, williamsi was considered a species. Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:530) recognized its specific status but noted that A. williamsi 'is very close to euphratica, possibly merely a further series of larger races of that.' Based upon a sample from Syria that seemed to show traits intermediate between euphratica and williamsi, Atallah and Harrison (1968) reduced the latter to subspecific rank. Colak et al. (1994), however, using reproduct...