NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Family : Octodontid^e 

 {The Ca?ie Rat, Rock Rat, Gundi, Degu, Coypu, etc.) 



South African species page 



I. Petromys typicus, A. Smith. The Rock Rat . .170 



I. Thryonomys szvinderenianus, Temm. The Cane Rat . 172 



Division : HYSTRICOMORPHA 

 Family : Hystricid^ 



{Porcupines) 

 South African species 

 I. Hystrix africa-australis. Pet. South African Porcupine 178 



Sub-order : DupUcidentata 



Family : Leporid^ 



{Hares and Rabbits) 



South African species 



1. Lepus capensis typicus, Linn. The Cape Hare . .189 



2. Lepus capensis ce?itralis, Thos. 



3. Lepus capensis granti, Thos. and Schw. 



4. Lepus capensis aquilo, Thos. and Wrought. 



5. Lepus saxatilis typicus, Cuv. The Rock Hare . •197 



6. Lepus saxatilis megalotis, Thos. and Schw. 



7. Lepus zuluensis typicus, Thos. and Schw. The Zululand 



Hare. 



8. Lepus zuluensis micklemi, Chubb. 



9. Lepus zuluensis subrufus, Roberts. 



10. Lepus gungunyance, Roberts. 



11. Lepus monticularis, Thos. 



12. Lepus ochropus, Wagn. 



13. Lepus ochropus kalaharicus, Dollman. 



1. Pronolagus crassicaudatus typicus, Geoff. The Red Hare 199 



2. Pronolagus crassicaudatus curryi, Thos. Curry's Red 



Hare. 



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