'''<5 v> \y : fournal OF THE ®aBt ^frira Jiatnral ^iatora ^acwtg OFHCIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CORYNDON MEMORIAL MUSEUM (MUSEUMS TRUSTEES OF KENYA) _J 1950 Vol. XX Not-S-aasd -1 (90) CONTENTS Editor^s Note 27S A Cheddist of the Land Mammals of the TanganyUut Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate By G. H. Swynnerton, F.Z.S. and R. W. Haymanj F.Z.S. 274 A Collection of Aquatic Hemiptera from Kenya By E. S. Brown, B.A., F.R.E.S. 393 New Species of African Staphylinidae Part II By Malcolm Cameron, R.N., M.B., F.R.E.S, . 39S Editor: C. A. W. GuGGISBSRG, M.SC., m^.o.u. -jm- Date of Publication: February 1951 ( Additional copies to members: 9/-; non-members, 15/- Printed and Published by E.A. Standard Ltd., Nairobi ALL RIGHTS RESERVED : i East Africa Natural History Society Patrom: His Excellency Sm Philip Mitchell, Sir Henry Moore, g.c.m.g. Air Vice-MarsM Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, g.c.v.o., kx.b., c.m.g., d.s.Oo, a.f.c. President: Dr, a. Mc>K,, Fleming, m.c., m.b., b,s,, d.t.m.&h. 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What is especially wanted are notes on distributionj habits, behaviour, food, breeding, etc,, of East African mammals, birds, reptiles, batrachians, fish and invertebrates, zoological or botanical monographs, based on field work, dealing with single species or with entire groups, faunal or floral surveys of certain areas, as v/ell as notes on geological or meteorological phenomena. A special appeal goes to the members of the Game Departments of the three territories, to the Wardens of the Royal National Parks of Kenya, and to White Hunters and Sportsmen, all of whom are in a favourable position to add to our knowledge of African Wild Life. Their field observations would supplement admirably the valuable papers of a more systematic nature, which, it is hoped, will also come in, in steadily increasing numbers. C.A.W. GUGGISBERG JUN g6 l9Sf , 274 G. H. SWYNNERTON, F.Z.S., Checklist of Land Mammals VoL. XX A Checklist of the Land Mammals OF THE Tanganyika Territory AND THE Zanzibar Protectorate By G. H. SWYNNERTON, F.Z.S., Game Wardc'.iy Game Preservation Departmenty Tanganyika Territory and R. W. HAYMAN, F.Z.S., Senior Experimental Officer, Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History) CONTENTS PAGE 1. Foreword 277 2. Introduction 278 3. Systematic List of Species and Subspecies: No. of Forms* 280 Insectivora “ Chrysochloridce (Golden Moles ”) • 2 (-) 280 Erinaceidce (Hedgehogs) 2 (1) 280 Macroscelididce (Elephant Shrews) .... 17 (3) 281 Soricida (Shrews) 25 (4) 283 Chiroptera Pteropodidce (Fruit-eating Bats) .... 12 (5) 286 Emballonuridce (Sheath-tailed Bats) .... 4 (2) 288 Nycteridce (Hollow-faced Bats) .... 9 (3) 289 Megadermatidce (Big-eared Bats .... 2 (2) 290 Rhinolophidce (Horseshoe Bats) .... 8 (1) 291 Hipposideridce (Leaf-nosed Bats .... 6 (3) 291 Vespertilionidce (Simple-nosed Bats) 19 (9) 291 Molossidce (Free-tailed Bats) n (5) 295 1951 G. H. SwYNNERTON, F.z.s.j Checklist of Land Mammals PAGE Primates Lorisidce (Galagos, Bush-babies) .... 10 (6) 297 Cercopithecidce (Monkeys, Baboons) .... 23 (8) 298 Pongidce (Apes) 1 ir) 302 Hominidce (Man) ....... 302 Pholidota Manidce (Pangolins, Ant-eaters) 1 (1) 302 Lagomorpha Leporidce (Hares, Rabbits) 5 (2) 303 Rodentia Bathyergidcs (Blesmols) 7 (1) 304 Echimyidce (Cane Rats) 2 (1) 305 Hystricidce (Porcupines) 6 (1) 305 Caviidce (Guinea-pigs) ...... 306 Sciuridce (Squirrels) ...... 19 (7) 306 Anomaliiridce (Flying Squirrels) .... 2 (2) 309 Pedetidce (Spring Haas) ...... 2 (1) 310 Gliridce (Dormice) 5 (1) 310 Muridce (Mice, Rats, Gerbils, etc.) .... 93 (21) 211 Carnivora Canidce (Dogs, Jackals, Foxes) .... 5 (4) 324 Mvstelidcs (Polecats, Weasels, Ratels, Otters) 5 (4) 325 Viverridce (Genets, Civets, Mongooses) 32 (14) 327 Hycenidce (Hyaenas, Arad-wolf) 3 (2) 332 Felidce (Cats, Leopards, Lions, Cheetahs) 8 (6) 333 Tubulidentata Orycteropodidce (Aardvarks, Ant-bears) 1 (1) 336 Proboscidea Elephantidce (Elephants) 1 (1) 337 Hyracoidea Procaviidce (Hyraxes, Rock-rabbits) .... 12 (5) 337 Perissodactyla Equida (Horses, Asses, Zebras) .... 1 (2) 339 Rhinocerotidce (Rhinoceroses) 1 (1) 339 276 G. H. SwYNNERTON, F.Z.S., Checklist of Land Manmals VoL. XX PAGE Artiodactyla Suidce (Pigs) 4 (2) 340 Hippopotamidce (Hippopotamuses) . 1 (1) 341 Camelidce (Camels) . 341 Giraffidce (Giraffes) 1 (1) 341 Bovidce (Antelopes, Cattle, Sheep, Goats) . 70 (32) 342 4. References 356 5. Gazetteer of Localities 359 6. Index 370 * Animals which have been introduced under domestication, and man, are not included in these figures. Numbers in parentheses indicate the nvunb^ of forms recorded by Matschie (1895). , Jan. 1951 G. H. Swynnerton, F.z.s., Checklist of Land Mammals 277 1. FOREWORD This checklist of the land mammals of Tanganyika Territory by Messrs. Swynnerton and Ha3Tnan will be welcomed by all who are interested in East African faunas, and will be especially valuable to zoologists. Such a checklist, carefully compiled, has long been needed and it is to be hoped that comparable lists for Kenya and Uganda will be prepared in the not too distant future This checklist with its carefully compiled data showing the knovm distribution of each form is of particular interest because mammals of Africa play such an important role in so many branches of economic research today. The value of the present paper has been greatly enhanced by the diligence and ex- treme care with which Mr. Swynnerton has checked all the available data, not only from published works but in many Museums. So many of the diseases which affect both man and his domestic animals can be linked in one way or another with the indigenous mammalian faunas, that it is vital to research workers in fields other than mammalogy to have access to good records of the distribution of the many genera and species. It is unfortunately only too true that the opening up of the country economically, by such means as the vast clearing for groundnuts and bush clearing and game reduction for Tsetse control, probably foreshadows the doom of many animals, except in special reserves and National Parks, while nature, too, is playing its part in this respect as witness to the virtual extinction of the Hippopotamus in the Rukwa basin during a recent drought. Now that an up-to-date checklist of Tanganyika land mammals has been made available it is to be hoped that numerous observers will be stimulated to collect more data, not only on distribution, but still more on habits, local migrations and breeding rates, etc. The East African Natural History Society is delighted to have been able to assist in publishing this most valuable paper and will be only too glad to offer its pages to persons who can extend the value of this paper by additional information.