Cryptochloris wintoni

(Broom, 1907)

De Winton's Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

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/51229027

Original name as described

Chrysochloris Wintoni

Type material

ISAM 1917

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Port Nolloth, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy notes citation

Mynhardt, S., Matthew, E., le Roux, J. P., Little, I., Bloomer, P., & Theron, C. (2023). Environmental DNA from soil reveals the presence of a “lost” Afrotherian species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-20.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000483

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 Wintoni

(Broom, 1907)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

wintoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ISAM 1917

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229027

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Cryptochloris wintoni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

wintoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5748/21287143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chrysochloris wintoni wintoni

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

wintoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

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