NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



South African species 



1. Mystromys albicaudatus typicus, A. Smith. The White-tailed 



Rat. 



2. Mystromys albicaudatus fumosus^ Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 



1905, i. p. 137. 



3. Mystromys albipes, Wagn. The White-footed Rat. 



Family : Bathyergid^ 

 (Mole Rats, Blesmols, Sand Moles) 



Burrowing rodent animals of mole-like appearance with con- 

 spicuous curved incisor teeth ; molar teeth with roots ; eyes 

 minute and almost rudimentary ; limbs, short and provided wdth 

 strong claws. Body cylindrical ; head large and round ; nose 

 blunt. 



General colour slaty grey. 



The members of this family are confined to Africa. 



South African species 



1. Bathyergus suillus, Schreb. The Sand Mole. Sdugeth., iv. 



p. 715, pi. cciv., B (1782). {Bathyergus maritimus of 

 Sclater.) 



2. Bathyergus janetta, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 1904, i. p. 180. 



1. Georychus capensis typicus, Pall. The Blesmol. 



2. Georychus capensis canescens, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 1906, 



i. p. 165. 



3. Georychus damarensis, Ogil. The Damaraland Blesmol. 



4. Georychus darlingi, Thos. Darling's Blesmol. 



5. Georychus hottentotus typicus, Less. The Mole Rat. 



6. Georychus hottentotus talpoides, Thos. and Schw. P.Z.S., 



1906, i. p. 166. 



7. Georychus nimrodi, de Wint. 



8. Georychus lugardi, de Wint. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), i. 



p. 253 (1898). 



9. Georychus beirce, Thos. and Wrought. P.Z.S., 1907, p. 780. 



10. Georychus yatesi, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus./iv. 1913, p. 92. 



11. Georychus natalensis, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, p. 94. 



12. Georychus jamesoni, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, P- 95, 



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