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Tom Larson
Single-striped Rat
above other 3 long toes, claws longer than toes
of front feet. Buffish short hairs on foot
and toes.
Mammae - 8 (4 pect. 4 ing.)
Lemniscomys griselda subtilata
KM-4211 ♀, 11 June 29, Sanukony Village,
Grootfontein Dist., S.W. Afr, 1100m, Shortridge,
140, 150, 28, 17.
Desc - black stripe from neck to rump,
brown with a ruffan stripe above, monogiggled
brown on head and shoulders, ears cinnamon,
tail black above, light below, feet light brown,
white below, tail as long as body.
Lemniscomys g. spinalis
KM-10905 ♀, 8 Sept. 1945, Rustenburg, Transvaal,
Geldenbuys, 118, 112, 25, 16.
Desc - above black stripe from head to tail, goggled
brown above with cinnamon tinge on rump, darker
than L.g. subtilata, white below, hairs with
slate grey bases, ears cinnamon.
Lemniscomys striatus
KM-9269, 14 May 1949, 550/2/2 Stream, 550Kw Dist,
N. Rhodesia, Long: 33°5", Lat: 9°45" 5000; Lancaster
Ngenda )
no measurements, Naturalname - Winawonga, NSA WYA Tribe;
Desc - 1 darker stripe running down back,
12 bands on each side of middle stripes of
alternate light black and white spots,