Calcochloris obtusirostris (Peters, 1851) . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 467.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mozambique, Inhambane, 24° S .

DISTRIBUTION: S. Mozambique; S. E. Zimbabwe; N. Natal, N. E. Transvaal, Zululand, (South Africa).

COMMENT: Includes chrysillus and limpopoensis as subspecies; see Roberts, 1951, The Mammals of South Africa, p. 114- 115.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403004001004001 as Amblysomus obtusirostris .