Chrysochloridae
Golden Moles
- Calcochloris obtusirostris (Yellow golden mole)
- Eremitalpa granti (Grant's desert golden mole)
- Cryptochloris wintoni (De Winton's golden mole)
- Cryptochloris zyli (Van Zyl's golden mole)
- South African golden moles
- Amblysomus (Neamblysomus)
- Amblysomus julianae
- Amblysomus gunningi
- Amblysomus (Amblysomus)
- Amblysomus iris
- Amblysomus septentrionalis
- Amblysomus hottentotus
- Amblysomus (Neamblysomus)
- African golden moles
- Chlorotalpa tytonis
- Chlorotalpa leucorhina
- Chlorotalpa sclateri
- Chlorotalpa duthieae
- Chlorotalpa arendsi
- Large golden moles
- Chrysospalax trevelyani
- Chrysospalax villosus
- Cape golden moles
- Chrysochloris visagei
- Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
- Chrysochloris asiatica
References
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Bronner, G.N. 1996. Geographic patterns of morphometric variation in the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Insectivora: Chrysochloridae): a multivariate analysis. Mammalia 60:729-751.
Bronner, G.N. 1996. Non-geographic variation in morphological characteristics of the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Insectivora: Chrysochloridae). Mammalia 60:707-727.
Bronner, G.N. 1995. Cytogenetic properties of 9 species of golden moles (Insectivore, Chrysochloridae). Journal of Mammalogy 76:957-971.
Filippucci, M. G., G. C. Hickman, E. Capanna, and E. Nevo. 1991. Genetic diversity and differentiation of the endemic subterranean golden moles of South Africa. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 19:461-466.
Helgen, K. M. and D. E. Wilson. 2001. Additional material of the enigmatic golden mole Cryptochloris zyli, with notes on the genus Cryptochloris (Mammalia : Chrysochloridae). African Zoology 36:110-112.
Meester, J. A. J., I. L. Rautenbach, N. J. Dippenaar, and C. M. Baker. 1986. Classification of southern African mammals. Transvaal Mus. Monogr. 5, 359 pp.
Meester, J., and H. W. Setzer. 1977. The mammals of Africa: an identification manual. Smithson. Inst. Press, Washington, D.C.
Nowak, R. M. 1999. Order Insectivora. Pages 169-243 in: Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth Edition. Volume I. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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Smithers, 1986. South African red data book--terrestrial mammals. S. Afr. Natl. Sci. Programmes Rept. 125, 216 pp.
Von Mayer, A., G. O'Brien, and E. E. Sarmiento. 1995. Functional and systematic implications of the ear in golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Journal of Zoology 236:417-430.
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