Cryptomys darlingi Roberts 1895

Cryptomys darlingi Roberts 1895, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 16: 239.

Type Locality: Zimbabwe, Salisbury (= Harare) (1524 m).

Vernacular Names: Darling's Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Cryptomys beirae (Thomas and Wroughton 1907); Cryptomys nimrodi (de Winton 1896); Cryptomys zimbitiensis Roberts 1946 .

Distribution: E Zimbabwe and W Mozambique.

Discussion: Included as a subspecies of hottentotus by de Graaff (1975, 1981) and Honeycutt et al. (1991) but considered a distinct species based on chromosomal differentiation by Aguilar (1993). Karyotype has 2n=54 and FN=80 (Aguilar, 1993).