Cryptomys bocagei de Winton 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Bathyergidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1538-1542 : 1539

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scientific name	Cryptomys bocagei de Winton 1897
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Cryptomys bocagei de Winton 1897 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 20: 323.

Type Locality: Angola, Hanha.

Vernacular Names: Bocage's Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Cryptomys kubangensis ( Monard 1933) .

Distribution: C Angola, NW Zambia, S Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included as a subspecies of hottentotus by de Graaff (1975, 1981) but considered a distinct species based on characteristics of the infraorbital foramina by Honeycutt et al. (1991).