Gerbillus

Morocco - Libya - Tunisia - Egypt - Sudan - Somalia. See [About maps] Large North African Gerbil
Gerbillus campestris Levaillant, 1857; (Algeria)
cinnamomeus; (Morocco)
deserti
dodsoni; (NW. Libya)
gerbii
hilda
minutus
patrizii; (Cufra Oasis, Libya)
riparius
rozsikae
Gerbillus campestris brunnescens Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275: i-vii, 133, TL: 5 km SE of Derna, Cyrenaica Province, Libya
Gerbillus campestris haymani Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 208, TL: Siwa Oasis, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt
Gerbillus jamesi Harrison, 1967; Mammalia 31: 381-389, TL: Between Bou Ficha and Enfidaville, Tunisia
Gerbillus campestris wassifi Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 209, TL: Near Salum (c. 200ft), Western Desert Governorate, Egypt

Gerbillus poecilops Yerbury & Thomas, 1895

SW.Arabia, W.Arabia. See [About maps] Large Aden Gerbil
Gerbillus poecilops Yerbury & Thomas, 1895; , TL: Lahej, Aden, Arabia

Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875

Pakistan - Arabia, N.Africa (Egypt - Algeria). See [About maps] Baluchistan Gerbil
Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875; (Baluchistan)
amoenus; (Giza, Egypt)
arabium; (NW. Arabia)
?garamantis; (Algeria)
grobbeni; (Cyrenaica, Libya)
indus; (Pakistan)
mackilligini; (SE. Egypt)
mimulus; (SW. Arabia)
quadrimaculatus Bodenheimer
vivax; (Fezzan, Libya)
Gerbillus nanus setonbrownei Harrison, 1968; Mammalia 32: 60-63, TL: Suwera, Batinah Coast, Oman

Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842)

Sinai - Syria, Arabia. See [About maps] Wagner's Gerbil
Meriones dasyurus Wagner, 1842; (W. coast of Arabia)
dasyuroides
lixa
Gerbillus dasyurus gallagheri Harrison, 1971; Mammalia 35: 111-125, TL: Masifi, Oman
Gerbillus dasyurus leosollicitus von Lehmann, 1966; Zool. Beitr. 12: 251-317, TL: Deir-el-Hajar, 25 km SE of Damascus
Gerbillus dasyurus plamyrae von Lehmann, 1966; Zool. Beitr. 12: 251-317, TL: Palmyra, Syria

Gerbillus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956

Iraq (Valley of Tigris, Euphrates). See [About maps] Mesopotamian Gerbil
Gerbillus dasyurus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956; J. Mammal. 37: 417-422, TL: Near Amiraya, W. bank of R. Euphrates, SW. of Faluja, Iraq

Gerbillus henleyi (de Winton, 1903)

W.Arabia, Israel, Jordan - Egypt - Libya - Algeria. See [About maps] Pygmy Gerbil
Dipodillus henleyi de Winton, 1903; , TL: Wadi Natron, Egypt
jordani; (Algeria)
mariae; (NE. Egypt)
Gerbillus heleyi makrami Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 205-227, TL: 3 miles N. of Bir Kansisrob, Sudan Government Administrative Area, Egypt

Gerbillus gerbillus (Olivier, 1800)

Sahara (Algeria, N.Nigeria - Sudan, Egypt), Israel. See [About maps] Dipus gerbillus Olivier, 1800; , TL: Giza Prov., Egypt
aegyptius
foleyi; (W. Algeria)
?hirtipes; (Algeria)
latastei; (Tunisia)
?longicaudatus
Gerbillus gerbillus asyutensis Setzer, 1960; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth. Ass. 35: 1-5, TL: Wadi el Asyuti, 13 miles SE of Asyut, Eastern Desert, Egypt
Gerbillus gerbillus aeruginosus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 103, TL: El Giof, Cufra Oasis, Cyrenaica, Libya
Gerbillus gerbillus discolor Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 106, TL: Ghat, Fezzan Province, Libya
Gerbillus gerbillus psammophilous Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 112, TL: Gialo Oasis, Cyrenaica Province, Libya

Gerbillus andersoni de Winton, 1902

Israel - Egypt - Libya - Tunisia (coastal sand-dunes). See [About maps] Gerbillus andersoni de Winton, 1902; (Mandara, Egypt)
allenbyi; (Israel)
bonhotei
eatoni; (Libya)
Gerbillus eatoni inflatus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 97, TL: 10km SW of Fort Capuzzo, Cyrenaica Prov., Libya
Gerbillus eatoni versicolor Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 98, TL: 2km N. of Coefia, Cyrenaica Prov., Libya
Gerbillus andersoni blanci Cockrum, Vaughan & Vaughan, 1976; Mammalia 40: 470, TL: 2km NE of Bordj Cedria, Tunisia (c. 30°42'N, 10°25'E)

Gerbillus pyramidum Geoffroy, 1825

Sahara (Morocco, Niger - Somalia, Egypt), Sinai, Israel. See [About maps] Greater Egyptian Gerbil
Gerbillus pyramidum Geoffroy, 1825; (Giza Prov., Egypt)
burtoni
floweri; (Sinai)
?hesperinus; (Morocco)
?pyrargus; (Upper Egypt)
riggenbachi; (Rio de Oro)
tarabuli; (Libya)
Gerbillus pyramidum elbaensis Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 205-227, TL: 2miles N of Kansisrob, Sudan Govt. Area, SE. Egypt
Gerbillus pyramidum hamadensis Ranck, 1968; , TL: 5km E of Derg, Tripolitania Province, Libya

Gerbillus perpallidus Setzer, 1958

N.Egypt (west of the Nile). See [About maps] Gerbillus perpallidus Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33: 205-227, TL: Bir Victoria, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt

Gerbillus aureus Setzer, 1956

Libya. See [About maps] Gerbillus pyramidum aureus Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69: 179, TL: 12km W. of Zliten, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus pyramidum favillus Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69: 180, TL: 2km E. of Sirte, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus aureus nalutensis Ranck, 1968; ?Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:i-viii, 90, TL: 40km ENE of Nalut, Tripolitania Province, Libya

Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919

Arabian, Iraq, E.Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [About maps] Cheesman's Gerbil
Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919; , TL: Near Basra, Lower Euphrates, Iraq
arduus; (central Arabia)
Gerbillus cheesmani maritimus Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953; , TL: 3 miles SE of Hodeida, Yemen
Gerbillus cheesmani aquilus Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; , TL: 60km W of Kerman, Kerman Prov., Iran
Gerbillus cheesmani subsolanus Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; , TL: 56km E of Nok Kundi, Kalat Division, Pakistan

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