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--> GENUS Cryptomys
SPECIES Cryptomys zechi
Author: | Matschie, 1900. | Citation: | Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr., Berlin: 146. | Common Name: | Togo Mole-rat | Type Locality: | Togo, near Kete-Kradji. | Distribution: | EC Ghana, WC Togo. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Includedin ochraceocinereus by de Graaff (1975) but considered a distinct species based on characteristics of the infraorbital foramina by Honeycutt et al. (1991). |
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