Cryptomys damarensis

Bathyergus damarensis Ogilby, 1838:5. Type locality ‘‘Damaraland, South West Africa.’’ Georychus lugardi De Winton, 1898:253. Type locality ‘‘Kalahari desert, between Palapye and Lake Ngami, north-eastern Bechuanaland.’’ Georychus micklemi Chubb, 1909:35. Type locality ‘‘Kataba river, upper Zambezi, western Northern Rhodesia,’’ Zambia. Cryptomys ovamboensis Roberts, 1946:315. Type locality ‘‘Ondongwa, Ovamboland, South West Africa,’’ Namibia.

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