Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dasymys cabrali
Dasymys cabrali: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Dasymys cabrali: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Samples from the range of D. cabrali were originally regarded as examples of D. nudipes (e.g., Musser and Carleton, 1993), but those from the Omatoka Junction and Caprivi Strip in N Namibia were recently shown to be craniometrically very distinct from central Angolan D. nudipes (W. Verheyen et al., 2003). Crawford-Cabral (1998:64) had noted that possibly '... the specimens from Okavango and adjacent countries of Zambia and Angola represent a different subspecies,' and W. Verheyen et al. ...