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| Ellerman, J.R.; Morrison-Scott, T.C.S.; Hayman, R.W. | |
| Southern African mammals 1758 to 1951: a reclassification | |
| 1953 Full Book | |
The area covered by this work is the Union of South Africa, Bechuanaland, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South-West Africa, Portuguese East Africa (sometimes referred to as Mozambique, though we reserve this term for the province itself), and Angola (but not including the Portuguese territory of Kabinda, which lies north of the River Congo). We have attempted a reclassification of the mammals of our area, based on the extensive material in the study collections of the British Museum and the Transvaal Museum, and type specimens in the South African Museum, Cape Town, and taking into account the conclusions of recent workers in the field. We have also made some reduction in the currently accepted species, and recognize 350 in our area. We have examined, and provided keys for all of these with the exception of fourteen species of Chiroptera, which are unrepresented in the British Museum, and thirty-two species of Cetacea and Sirenia. The distributions of the species are given in some detail where we have the information, but are necessarily only roughly drawn in other areas. We draw attention to this lest the failure to mention any particular area be taken to imply the non-occurrence there of the species. |
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