CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS 



13. Geory chus arenariuSy Rohcits. Ann. Tr^wj. A/;<j., iv. 1913, p. 96. 



14. Georychus anomalus, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, p. 96. 



15. Georychus aberrans, Roberts. Anti. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, p. 98. 



16. Georychus pretorice^ Roberts, Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 1913, p. 98. 



17. Georychus albus, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, p. 100. 



18. Georychus mahali, Roberts. Ann. Trans. Mus., iv. 191 3, p. 108. 



19. Georychus holosericeus, Wagn. 



Division : Hystricomorpha 



Family : Pedetid^ 



{The Springhare or Springhaas) 



A rodent animal of kangaroo-like shape. Fore limbs short and 

 provided v^ith strong claws ; hind limbs disproportionately large 

 and with four toes provided with hoof-like nails. 



Cheek teeth without roots ; the seven vertebrae of the neck 

 separate. Metatarsus elongated; metatarsal bones are not united 

 together. 



There is only one species and two local races or sub-species in 

 this family. 



They are confined to the southern portion of Africa. 



South African species 



1. Pedetes caffer typica, Pall. The Springhare. 



2. Pedetes caffer orangice, Wrought. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), 



XX. p. 32 (1907). 



3. Pedetes cafer salince. Wrought. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), 



XX. p. 33 (1907). 



Family : Octodontid^ 

 {The Cane Rat, Rock Rat, Gundi, Degu, Coypu, etc.) 



Animals more or less rat-like in shape, with feet generally with 

 five toes armed with long curved claws. The mammse are placed 

 high up on the body ; ears short and sparsely haired. Molar teeth 

 with enamel folds on either side ; collar bone complete. 



The animals of this family inhabit Africa, West Indies, Central 

 and South America. 



South African species 



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



I. Thryonomys swinderenianus, Temm. The Cane Rat, 



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