Pelomys fallax (Peters, 1852) . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 275.
TYPE LOCALITY: Mozambique, Caya Dist., Zambesi River and Boror, Licuare River .
DISTRIBUTION: Kenya to Mozambique and Botswana; Angola.
COMMENT: Includes luluae; subgenus Pelomys; see Misonne, 1974, Part 6:24.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301410011051004001 as P. fallax .
5301410011051008001 as P. luluae .