Chrysospalax villosus (A. Smith 1833)

[Chrysospalax] villosus (A. Smith 1833), South African Quart. J., 2: 81.

Type Locality: "Towards Natal", near Durban, South Africa; see Roberts (1951:121).

Vernacular Names: Rough-haired Golden Mole.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. villosus A. Smith 1833

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. dobsoni Broom 1918

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. leschae Broom 1918

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. rufopallidus Roberts 1924

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. rufus Meester 1953

Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus subsp. transvaalensis Broom 1913

Distribution: Eastern Cape Prov., KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and S Mpumalanga (South Africa).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Validity of subspecies unclear, treatment here follows Meester et al. (1986:16).