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Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell, 1842

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Mus. Senckenbergianum Abh. vol.3 2 p.99

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Bathyergidae
genus
Heterocephalus
species
Heterocephalus glaber

Name

Synonyms
Heterocephalus ansorgei Thomas, 1903
Heterocephalus dunni Thomas, 1909
Heterocephalus phillipsi Thomas, 1885
Heterocephalus progrediens Lönnberg, 1911
Heterocephalus scortecci de Beaux, 1934
Heterocephalus stygius Allen, 1912
Homonyms
Heterocephalus glaber Rüppell, 1842
Common names
Csupasz turkáló in Hungarian
Desert Mole Rat in English
Desert Mole Rat in English
Desert Mole Rat in English
Desert Mole Rat in English
Desert Mole-Rat in English
Eterocefalo glabro in Italian
Golec piaskowy in Polish
Hétérocéphale in French
Hétérocéphale in French
Hétérocéphale glabre in French
Naakte Molrat in Dutch
Nacktmull in German
Nacktmull in German
Nacktmull in German
Naked Mole Rat in English
Naked Mole-rat in English
Naked Mole-rat in English
Naked Mole-rat in language.
Naked Mole-rat in English
Naked Mole-rat in English
Naked Mole-rat in English
Nakenrotte in Norwegian Bokmål
Nøgenrotte in Danish
Rat-taupe glabre in French
Rat-taupe nu in French
Rata topo desnuda in Spanish
Rata topo lampina in language.
Rato-toupeira-pelado in Portuguese
Sand Puppy in English
Sand Puppy in English
Sand Puppy in English
Sand Puppy in English
Snoðrotta in Icelandic
Toothy McNudist in English
Tüysüz körfare in Turkish
kaljumyyrikkö in Finnish
kaljurotta in Finnish
naked mole rat in English
rypoš lysý in Czech
Γυμνός τυφλοπόντικας in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Голий землекоп in Ukrainian
Голый землекоп in Russian
Մերկ հողափոր in Armenian
فأر الخلد العاري in Arabic
ハダカデバネズミ in Japanese
裸鼹鼠 in Chinese
Naked Mole Rat in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Denys, Christiane, 2022: Origin and evolution of Heterocephalus from East Africa (Rodentia: Heterocephalidae). Lynx, n.s., vol. 53. 93-124.
  2. Wilson, Don E., T. E. Lacher Jr., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds., 2016: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I. 987.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  4. Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 1538-1600.
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