Cryptochloris Shortridge and Carter 1938 (golden mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae

Parent taxon: Chrysochloridae according to C. Gilbert et al. 2006

See also Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Amblysomus, Carpitalpa, Chlorotalpa, Chrysochlorinae, Chrysochloris, Chrysospalax, Damarachloris, Diamantochloris, Eremitalpa, Namachloris, Neamblysomus, Proamblysomus, Prochrysochlorinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cryptochloris in the database

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