Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cryptomys darlingi
Cryptomys darlingi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cryptomys darlingi: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Included as a subspecies of hottentotus by de Graaff (1975, 1981) and Honeycutt et al. (1991) but considered a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation by Aguilar (1993). Karyotype has 2n=54 and FN=80 (Aguilar, 1993)