Hoplopleura chippauxi Paulian and Pajot, 1966

Several species of Arvicanthis are recognized but the genus needs systematic revision. Currently, only A. niloticus is thought to occur in the geographic region outlined above (Musser and Carleton, 1993).[ex. Durden, L. A., Musser, G. G. 1994. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90]