On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1142, 2006, Pages 51-55

  Kock, Dieter ^a   Ingram, Colleen M ^b   Frabotta, Laurence J ^b   Honeycutt, Rodney L ^b   Burda, Hynek ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Bathyergidae; Blesmols; Coetomys; Cryptomys; Fukomys new genus; Mole rats; Nomenclature; Rodentia; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BATHYERGIDAE; COETOMYS; COETOMYS MECHOWI; CRYPTOMYS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33745322677     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1142.1.4     Document Type: Article

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