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SPECIES Cryptomys kafuensis

Author:Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán, and Kawalika, 1999.
Citation:Z. Säugetierk., 64(1): 39.
Common Name:Kafue Mole-rat
Type Locality:Zambia, Southern Prov., Kafue National Park, "hot springs" in Itezhi-Tezhi.
Distribution:Vicinity of Itezhi-Tezhi, S Zambia.
Comments:Protein electrophoretic data (Filippucci et al., 1997) suggest affinity with anselli and mechowi. Karyotype with a 2n=58 and FN=78 (Burda et al., 1999).
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