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Potamogale velox (giant otter shrew)
Taxonomy
Cynogale velox was named by Du Chaillu (1860). It is extant.
It was recombined as Mythomys velox by Gray (1861); it was recombined as Potamogale velox by Allman (1866) and Thomas (1915).
It was recombined as Mythomys velox by Gray (1861); it was recombined as Potamogale velox by Allman (1866) and Thomas (1915).
Subspecies
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Potamogale velox Du Chaillu 1860 [giant otter shrew]
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Potamogale velox argens Thomas 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Allman 1866, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available