Amblysomus hottentotus

(A. Smith, 1829)

Hottentot Golden Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Afrosoricida
Suborder : Chrysochloridea
Family : Chrysochloridae
Subfamily : Amblysominae
Genus : Amblysomus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1829-05. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Zoological Journal 4(16):433-444.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310845

Original name as described

Chrysochloris hottentotus

Other common names

Zulu Golden Mole · Drakensberg Golden Mole · Meester's Golden Mole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f04350ed-67b4-4f71-b415-6e1d9ca84e42

Type locality

"interior parts of South Africa" (= Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000466

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Chrysochloris hottentotus

(A. Smith, 1829)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

hottentotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f04350ed-67b4-4f71-b415-6e1d9ca84e42

Authority page

436

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310845

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Chrysochloris holosericea

(H. Lichtenstein, 1831)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

holosericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 721, ZMB 722, ZMB 723, ZMB 724

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

pl. 41 fig. 2 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374145

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris Hottentota

(E. Blyth, 1840)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

hottentotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918294

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1840:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  2. Smith (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Trouessart (1880:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)

Chrysochloris affinis

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

123 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062752

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris albirostris

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062753

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Bocage (1889:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3419010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67736)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris rutilans

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

rutilans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062754

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus albirostris

Trouessart, 1880

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150474

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Trouessart (1880:277, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)

Amblysomus rutilans

Trouessart, 1880

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

rutilans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150474

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Trouessart (1880:277, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)

Amblysomus iris

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

iris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a8de040-77d9-4869-aa2f-16f2f008ac84

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856919

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Hutterer (1993:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Amblysomus hottentottus pondoliæ

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

pondoliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.6.6.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35bde04e-dec5-44d6-a9dc-c53479e7c2f7

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856792

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Chrysochloris hottentota albifrons

(Broom, 1907)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

albifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36882979

Authority publication

Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris hottentota longiceps

(Broom, 1907)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

longiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

299

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36882976

Authority publication

Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society

Chrysochloris hottentota albirostris

(Broom, 1908)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50470716

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus hottentottus albirostris

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

albirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439531

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Amblysomus hottentottus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

hottentottus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Roberts (1924:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  3. Roberts (1937:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Amblysomus hottentottus longiceps

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

longiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Amblysomus hottentotus

Forcart, 1942

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

hottentotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Forcart (1942:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69330)
  2. Roberts (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  3. Simonetta (1968:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Hutterer (1993:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  8. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41316/21286316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Amblysomus hottentotus hottentotus

Forcart, 1942

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

hottentotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Forcart (1942:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69330)
  2. Roberts (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  3. Simonetta (1968:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  4. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Amblysomus hottentotus longiceps

Forcart, 1942

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

longiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Forcart (1942:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69330)
  2. Simonetta (1968:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Amblysomus corriae littoralis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

littoralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5020

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus hottentotus natalensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6247

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus iris iris

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

iris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus hottentotus pondoliae

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

pondoliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Amblysomus irus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

irus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

23

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Amblysomus hottentotus meesteri

Bronner, 2000

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

meesteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 42133

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus hottentotus iris

Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

iris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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