''Cryptochloris''
is a genus of
golden mole
Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct from the true moles, family Talpidae, and other mole-like families, all ...
s, containing the two species
De Winton's golden mole (''Cryptochloris wintoni'') and
Van Zyl's golden mole (''Cryptochloris zyli'').
References
Afrosoricida
Mammal genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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