Chlorotalpa sclateri

(Broom, 1907)

Sclater's Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Broom, R. 1907-03-01. On some new species of Chrysochloris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)19(111):262-268.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229026

Original name as described

Chrysochloris Sclateri

Type material

ISAM 3418

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Matjiesvlei, Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Lesotho

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000477

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 Sclateri

(Broom, 1907)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ISAM 3418

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229026

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Chlorotalpa montana

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2900

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1937:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Chlorotalpa shortridgei

Broom, 1950

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Chlorotalpa sclateri

A. Roberts, 1937

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4766/21285759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chlorotalpa sclateri guillarmodi

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

guillarmodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chlorotalpa sclateri montana

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chlorotalpa sclateri sclateri

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chlorotalpa sclateri shortridgei

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chlorotalpa guillarmodi

A. Roberts, 1936

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

guillarmodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1937:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

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