Amblysomus septentrionalis

A. Roberts, 1913

Highveld 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

Roberts, A. 1913. The collection of mammals in the Transvaal Museum registered up to the 31st March, 1913, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4(2):65-107.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Amblysomus corriae septentrionalis

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Wakkerstroom," Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000469

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.

Amblysomus corriae septentrionalis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus hottentottus garneri

A. Roberts, 1917

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

garneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1995

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50440060

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Amblysomus hottentotus drakensbergensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

drakensbergensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2902

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Amblysomus hottentotus orangensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

orangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3654

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:310) (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 garneri

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

garneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus septentrionalis

Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #62009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #62009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62009/21284057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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