Synonyms

• Heterocephalus phillipsi Thomas, 1885: 612

Holotype: BMNH 85.12.10.1, adult ♀, body in alcohol.

Type locality: “Gerlogobie, Ogardain, Central Somali-land.”

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1885. [Remarks on a burrowing rodent, Heterocephalus phillipsi, n. sp.]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 53(3): 611–612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1885.tb07866.x BHL Reference page. 

• Thomas, O. [1885] 1886. Notes on the rodent genus Heterocephalus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 53(4): 845–849, pl. 54, figs. 1–5. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1885.tb02925.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Heterocephalus glaber in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Heterocephalus glaber  (Least Concern)