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Tom Larson
Creek Rat
legs have some hair coloration as back.
Hind feet - 5 toes all with normal claws,
1st and 5th toe much shorter than 3 middle toes.
Mammar - 8 (4 pect., 4 ing)
Pelomys fallax
KM-12187 67, 5 June 1946, Zomba Plateau,
Nyassaland, Shortridge, 5000', 164, 150, 31, 19
Desc - Rump common dark brown,
black stripes faintly visible down back.
Otherwise same as P.F. (r.)
Pelomys f. insignitus
KM-9600 67, Nov. 1944, Luombwa, R. Serenjo
Dist, 4000', N. Rho. D.G. Lancaster,
no measurements.
Desc - grizzly black above, below lighty
whitish grey.