Cryptomys

Cryptomys is the genus of mole-rats, endemic to Africa. Most of the species formerly placed in this genus were moved to the genus Fukomys in 2006.

Species

The species currently included in this genus are:

• Cryptomys hottentotus <small>(Lesson, 1826)</small>
• Cryptomys mahali <small>(Roberts, 1913)</small>
• Cryptomys natalensis <small>(Roberts, 1913)</small>
• Cryptomys nimrodi <small>(de Winton, 1896)</small>
• Cryptomys pretoriae <small>(Roberts, 1913)</small>

The following species were formerly in Cryptomys but later moved to the genus Fukomys:

• Cryptomys amatus <small>(Wroughton, 1907)</small>
• Cryptomys anselli <small>(Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999)</small>
• Cryptomys bocagei <small>(de Winton, 1897)</small>
• Cryptomys damarensis <small>(Ogilby, 1838)</small>
• Cryptomys darlingi <small>(Thomas, 1895)</small>
• Cryptomys foxi <small>(Thomas, 1911)</small>
• Cryptomys kafuensis <small>(Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán & Kawalika, 1999)</small>
• Cryptomys mechowi <small>(Peters, 1881)</small>
• Cryptomys ochraceocinereus <small>(Heuglin, 1864)</small>
• Cryptomys zechi <small>(Matschie, 1900)</small>

References

• Kock D, Ingram CM, Frabotta LJ, Honeycutt RL, Burda H. 2006. On the nomenclature of Bathyergidae and Fukomys n. gen. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zootaxa 1142: 51–55.