Biology:Cryptomys

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Cryptomys is the genus of mole-rats, endemic to Africa.[1] Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006.

Species

The species currently included in this genus are:[2]

  • Cryptomys hottentotus (Lesson, 1826)
  • Cryptomys mahali (Roberts, 1913)
  • Cryptomys natalensis (Roberts, 1913)
  • Cryptomys nimrodi (de Winton, 1896)
  • Cryptomys pretoriae (Roberts, 1913)

The following species were formerly in Cryptomys but later moved to the genus Fukomys:

  • Cryptomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907)
  • Cryptomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999)
  • Cryptomys bocagei (de Winton, 1897)
  • Cryptomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838)
  • Cryptomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895)
  • Cryptomys foxi (Thomas, 1911)
  • Cryptomys kafuensis (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999)
  • Cryptomys mechowi (Peters, 1881)
  • Cryptomys ochraceocinereus (Heuglin, 1864)
  • Cryptomys zechi (Matschie, 1900)

References

  • Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.

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