Talpa davidiana Milne-Edwards 1884

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 309

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Talpa davidiana Milne-Edwards 1884 , C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 99: 1141.

Type Locality: SE Turkey, "environs d'Akbès, sur les confins de la Syrie et de l'Asie Mineure" = Meydanekbez, SW Gaziantep.

Vernacular Names: Pere David's Mole.

Synonyms: Talpa streeti Lay 1965 ; Talpa streetorum Lay 1967 .

Distribution: SE Turkey, NW Iran.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered as Talpa streeti .

Discussion: Includes Talpa streeti , as already suggested by Grulich (1982). Kryštufek et al. (2001) revised the species, discussed the morphological variation, and mapped all known localities.