Cryptomys anselli Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán, and Kawalika 1999

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

Cryptomys anselli Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán, and Kawalika 1999

Cryptomys anselli Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán, and Kawalika 1999 , Z. Saugetierk., 64 (1): 37.

Type Locality: Zambia, Lusaka Prov., NE part of Lusaka, Chainama Hills Golf Club.

Vernacular Names: Ansell's Mole-rat.

Distribution: Vicinity of Lusaka, S Zambia.

Discussion: Protein electrophoretic data ( Filippucci et al., 1997) suggest a close relationship with mechowi . Karyotype has 2n=68 and FN=75-78 ( Burda et al., 1999).