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MammalMAP:   24187
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2828DA
Observer:   Brown Gary; Fiona Brown
Date of record:   2018-04-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   106170
Species name:   Amblysomus hottentotus
Common name:   Hottentot Golden Mole -- Hottentot's Golden Mole
Family:   Chrysochloridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   mole rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-24187
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 24187 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Claw structure points towards a golden-mole. Two long claws and one short claw fall in Amblysomus family.
Date:   2018-04-11 06:41:28
Species name:   Amblysomus hottentotus -- Hottentot Golden Mole; Hottentot's Golden Mole
Species code:   106170

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