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Chlorotalpa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Chlorotalpa
Species: C. duthieae - C. sclateri

Name

Chlorotalpa Roberts, 1924

Type species: Chrysochloris duthieae Broom, 1907.

References

* Ann. Transvaal Mus., 10: 64.
* Chlorotalpa on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Chlorotalpa Roberts, 1924 Report on ITIS

Chlorotalpa is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It contains the following species:

* Duthie's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae)
* Sclater's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri)

References

1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (16 November 2005). "Order Afrosoricida (pp. 71-81)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 78. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100055.

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