Chlorotalpa Roberts, 1924 . Ann. Transvaal Mus., 10:64.

COMMENT: Included in Amblysomus by Ellerman et al., 1953:34, and Petter, 1981, Mammalia, 45:49- 53. Includes Carpitalpa and Kilimitalpa; see Meester, 1974, Part 1.3:4; Carpitalpa was regarded by Simonetta, 1968, Monitore Zool. Ital., 2(suppl.):27-55, as a valid genus.