Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni Matschie 1894

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Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni Matschie 1894

Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni Matschie 1894 , Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin: 123.

Type Locality: Uganda, Ruwenzori region, "Ukondjo und Kinyawanga".

Vernacular Names: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni subsp. stuhlmanni Matschie 1894

Subspecies Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni subsp. balsaci Lamotte and Petter 1981

Subspecies Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa) stuhlmanni subsp. stuhlmanni Matschie 1894

Distribution: Burundi, Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Kilimatalpa , which Lundholm (1955 a) included in Chlorotalpa . Simonetta (1968:31) treated it as a subgenus of Carpitalpa (including stuhlmanni and fosteri) but referred tropicalis to Chlorotalpa . Meester (1974) placed stuhlmanni in Chrysochloris based on malleus morphology, a treatment followed by Bronner (1995) who argued that subgeneric distinction from Chrysochloris is warranted by anagenetic divergence in cranial shape. Validity and limits of subspecies are uncertain owing to the few specimens available. Lamotte and Petter (1981) described balsaci from Mt. Oku, Cameroon, an allopatric form that may deserve full specific status. In addition, the isolated tropicalis should be re-studied.