Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysochloridea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Chrysochloridea

Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Amblysominae
Genus: Amblysomus
Species: Amblysomus hottentotus
Subspecies: A. h. hottentotus – A. h. iris – A. h. longiceps – A. h. pondoliae – A. h. meesteri

Name

Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829)

Type locality: "Interior parts of South Africa", Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Prov., South Africa.

Holotype: ZSM - 157; ZSM - 156

Synonyms

Amblysomus iris Thomas & Schwann, 1905

References

Zool. J., 4: 436.
Amblysomus hottentotus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829) (Least Concern)
Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Χρυσός Τυφλοπόντικας Χόττεντοτ
English: Hottentot Golden Mole, Zulu Golden Mole
suomi: Hottentottikultamyyrä
polski: Złotokret hotentocki