Meriones zaruányi Heptner, 1937 . Byull. Mosk. Ova. Ispyt. Prir. Otd. Biol., 46:19.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S. S. R., Turkmen. S.S. R., Kushka, 35° 16' N., 62° 20' E .

DISTRIBUTION: N. Afghanistan; S. E. Turkmenia (U.S. S.R.); probably E. Iran.

COMMENT: Formerly included in crassus by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966:647; but considered specifically distinct by Lay, 1967, Fieldiana Zool., 54:1 -282, and Heptner et al., 1958, Trudy Inst. Zool. Parasit. Acad. Sci. Turkmenia S.S. R., 3:141 -147.

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