Tachyoryctes splendens Ruppell, 1835 . Neue Wirbelt. Fauna Abyssin. Gehörig. Saugeth., p. 36.

TYPE LOCALITY: Ethiopia (= Abyssinia), Gondar .

DISTRIBUTION: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya; Uganda; E. Zaire; Rwanda; Burundi; Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania).

COMMENT: Includes ankoliae, annectens, audax, cheesmani, daemon, naivashae, pontifex, rex, ruandae, ruddi, spalacinus, and storeyi; see Misonne, 1974, Part 6:7.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410010003013001 as T. splendens .

5301410010003001001 as T. ankoliae .

5301410010003002001 as T. annectens .

5301410010003003001 as T. audax .

5301410010003004001 as T. cheesmani .

5301410010003005001 as T. daemon .

5301410010003007001 as T. naivashae .

5301410010003008001 as T. pontifex .

5301410010003009001 as T. rex .

5301410010003010001 as T. ruandae .

5301410010003011001 as T. ruddi .

5301410010003012001 as T. spalacinus .

5301410010003014001 as T. storeyi .