Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge and Carter 1938

Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge and Carter 1938, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., 32: 284.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Compagnies Drift, 16 km inland from Lamberts Bay.

Vernacular Names: Van Zyl's Golden Mole.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of wintoni by Ellerman et al. (1953); however, Meester et al. (1986:18) and Helgen and Wilson (2001) argued for specific status.