Otomys maximus Roberts, 1924 . Ann. Transvaal Mus., 10: 70.

TYPE LOCALITY: Zambia, Machili River .

DISTRIBUTION: N.W. Zimbabwe; Zambia; Angola.

COMMENT: Formerly included in angoniensis by Misonne, 1974, Part 6:33, and Ansell, 1978:78, but considered a distinct species by Smithers and Wilson, 1979, Mus. Mem. Nat. Mus. Rhodesia, 9: 1 -193, and Swanepoel et al., 1980, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 32(7): 161.