Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge and Carter 1938

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Afrosoricida, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 71-81 : 79

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scientific name	Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge and Carter 1938
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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.