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Meriones Illiger, 1811

Meriones Illiger, 1811; , TS: Mus tamariscus Pallas
Idomeneus
Cheliones
Pallasiomys
Parameriones

Meriones persicus (Blanford, 1875)

Iran, Trancaucasia, Turkey, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [About maps] Persian Jird
Gerbillus persicus Blanford, 1875; , TL: Qohrud, 72 miles N. of Isfahan, Iran
ambrosius
baptistae; (Baluchistan)
gurganensis
rossicus
suschkini; (Turkmenistan)

Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895

SW.Arabia (Mecca - Aden). See [About maps] King Jird
Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895; , TL: Lahej, near Aden, S. Arabia
rex byryi Thomas, 1902; (Mountains N. of Aden)
philbyi

Meriones hurrianae (Jerdon, 1867)

Punjab, Kathiawar - Afghanistan, SE.Iran. See [About maps] Indian Desert Gerbil
Gerbillus hurrianae Jerdon, 1867; (Punjab, India)
collinus

Meriones vinogradovi Heptner, 1931

Armenia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria. See [About maps] Vinogradov's Jird
Meriones vinogradovi Heptner, 1931; (Persian Azerbaijan)

Meriones tamariscus (Pallas, 1773)

Turkestan - Altai, Sinkiang (Dzungaria) - Kansu. See [About maps] Tamarisk Gerbil
Mus tamariscus Pallas, 1773; , TL: Mouth of R. Ural, Kazakhstan
ciscaucasicus; (N.Caucasus)
jaxartensis; (E. of Aral Sea)
kokandicus; (Fergana Valley)
satschowensis; (Kansu)

Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892

Asia Minor - Caspian Sea, Iraq, NW.Iran, Syria, Irael, Sinai. See [About maps] Tristram's Jird
Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892; (Dead Sea region, Palestine)
blackleri; (W. Asia Minor)
bodenheimeri; (Syria)
bogdanovi; (Azerbaijan)
intraponticus
kariateni
lycaon

Meriones unquiculatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Mongolia (and surroundng areas), Sinkiang - Inner Mongolia - Manchuria. See [About maps] Mongolian Gerbil Clawed Jird
Gerbillus unquiculatus Milne-Edwards, 1867; (N. Shansi, China)
chihfengensis
koslovi; (W.Mongolia)
kurauchii; (Manchuria)
Pallasiomys unquiculatus selenginus Heptner, 1949; , TL: Kyakhta Mts, S. of L. Baikal, USSR

Meriones meridianus (Pallas, 1773)

Caucasus, Turkestan, Mongolia, Hopei, NE.Iran, Afghanistan, Chingai, Shansi. See [About maps] Mus meridianus Pallas, 1773; (Uralsk Region, Kazakhstan)
auceps; (Shansi)
brevicaudatus
buechneri; (Sinkiang)
cryptorhinus
fulvus
hepneri
karelinae; (NW. Kazakhstan)
lepturus
littoralis
massagetes; (Aral Sea)
nogaiorum; (N. Caucasus)
penicilliger; (Kara-Kum Desert)
psammophilus; (Inner Mongolia)
roborowskii
shitkovi
urianchaicus; (Mongolia)
uschtaganicus -meriones merdianus dahli
Shidlovskyi, 1962;Key to the rodents of Zacaucasia: 115;Nakhichevansk ASSR, Armenia :en
Midday Gerbil

Meriones shawi (Duvernoy, 1842)

Morocco - N.Algeria - Tunisia - Egypt. See [About maps] Shaw's Jird
Gerbillus shawi Duvernoy, 1842; (Oman, Algeria)
savii
albipes
auziensis
crassibulla
grandis; (Morocco)
isis; (Egypt)
laticeps
longiceps
richardii
sellysii
trouessarti

Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823

N.Africa, N.Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afhanistan, Turkestan - Sinkiang. See [About maps] Libyan Jird
Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823; , TL: Near Alexandria, Egypt
aquilo; (Sinkiang)
arimalius; (Arabia)
caucasicus; (Azerbaijan)
collium; (SE. Kazakhstan)
edithae
erythrourus; (Afghanistan)
evelynae
eversmanni; (E. of Caspian Sea)
gaetulus
iranensis; (Iran)
marginae
mariae; (Rio de Oro)
maxeratis; (Kopet Dag)
melanurus
oxianus; (Bokhara)
renaultii
schousboeii
sogdianus; (Fergana)
syrius; (Syria)
turfanensis; (Sinkiang)
Meriones shawi azizi Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69: 205-206, TL: 5km S.E. of Derna, Cyrenaica, Libya
Meriones libycus auratus Ranck, 1968; ?Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:, TL: Gheminez, Cyrenaica Province, Libya
Meriones erythrourus farsi Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 86: 163-173, TL: 3km N. of Bariz, 50 km N. of Lar, Fars Prov., Iran

Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842

N.Africa (Algeria, Niger - Egypt, Sudan), Arabia, Iran - Afghanistan. See [About maps] Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842; (Sinai)
charon; (Iran)
ismahelis
longifrons; (W.Arabia)
pallidus; (Sudan)
pelerinus
swinhoei; (Afghanistan)
Meriones crassus asyutensis Setzer, 1961; J. Egypt. publ. Hlh Ass. 36: 82, TL: Wadi Asyuti, 13 miles S.E. of Asyut, Eastern Desert Governorate, Egypt
Meriones crassus perpallidus Setzer, 1961; J. Egypt. publ. Hlh Ass. 36: 68:Cairo-Alexandria road, 4km from Cairo, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt

Meriones zarudnyi Heptner, 1937

N.Afghanistan, NE.Iran, S.Turkmenistan. See [About maps] Meriones zarudnyi Heptner, 1937; (Afghan/Turkmenistan frontier)

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