Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil
Gerbillurus paeba (A.Smith, 1836)
First described in: Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa vol.app. p.43
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Progerbillurus. Meester et al. (1986) and Skinner and Smithers (1990) summarized South African taxonomy and distribution. Based on analyses of chromosomal data, Qumsiyeh (1986) hypothesized that G. paeba and G. vallinus evolved from a common ancestor. Significance of variation in cranial size and shape between G. paeba and Desmodillus auricularis in sympatry is documented by Matson and Christian (1996). Southern African Subregion population reviewed and mapped by Perrin (1997 c).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: South Africa (western half and Limpopo; see Perrin, 1997 c, Skinner and Smithers, 1990), W Mozambique, W Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia (Griffin, 1990), and SW Angola (Crawford-Cabral, 1998).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: South Africa, W Eastern Cape Province, Vryberg (as restricted by Roberts, 1951: 401).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Progerbillurus. Meester et al. (1986) and Skinner and Smithers (1990) summarized South African taxonomy and distribution; Griffin (1990) reviewed Namibian populations. Based on analyses of chromosomal data, Qumsiyeh (1986) hypothesized that G. paeba and G. vallinus evolved from a common ancestor.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2438751.