Cryptochloris

For other uses, see Cryptochloris (disambiguation).
Cryptochloris[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Cryptochloris
Shortridge & Carter, 1938
Species
  • Cryptochloris wintoni
  • Cryptochloris zyli

Cryptochloris is a genus of golden moles, containing the two species De Winton's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris wintoni) and Van Zyl's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli).

References

  1. Bronner, G. N.; Jenkins, P. D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.