Cryptomys
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Cryptomys is the genus of mole-rats, endemic to Africa. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006.
Cryptomys is the genus of mole-rats, endemic to Africa. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006. ==Species== The species currently included in this genus are: Cryptomys hottentotus (Lesson, 1826) Cryptomys mahali (Roberts, 1913) Cryptomys natalensis (Roberts, 1913) Cryptomys nimrodi (de Winton, 1896) Cryptomys pretoriae (Roberts, 1913) The following species were formerly in Cryptomys but later moved to the genus Fukomys: Cryptomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907) Cryptomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) Cryptomys bocagei (de Winton, 1897) Cryptomys damarensis (Ogilby, 1838) Cryptomys darlingi (Thomas, 1895) Cryptomys foxi (Thomas, 1911) Cryptomys kafuensis (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999) Cryptomys mechowi (Peters, 1881) Cryptomys ochraceocinereus (Heuglin, 1864) Cryptomys zechi (Matschie, 1900) ==References== Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.
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