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--> FAMILY Bathyergidae
--> SUBFAMILY Bathyerginae
--> GENUS Cryptomys
SPECIES Cryptomys amatus
Author: | Wroughton, 1907. | Citation: | Manchester Mem., 51(5): 28. | Common Name: | Zambian Mole-rat | Type Locality: | Zambia, Alala Plateau. | Distribution: | Zambia and Dem. Rep. Congo. | Comments: | Included as a subspecies of hottentotus by de Graaff (1975) but considered a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation by Macholán et al. (1998). Karyotype has 2n=50 and FN=92 (Macholán et al., 1998). |
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