Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Cryptochloris
Species: Cryptochloris zyli
Name
Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge & Carter, 1938
Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Compagnies Drift, 16 km inland from Lamberts Bay.
References
* Shortridge, G. C., and T. D. Carter. 1938. "A new genus and new species and subspecies of mammals from Little Namaqualand and the north-west Cape Province; and a new subspecies of Gerbillus paeba from the eastern Cape Province." Annals of the South African Museum, 3(2):281-291 (284).
* Cryptochloris zyli on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge & Carter, 1938 (Endangered)
* Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge & Carter, 1938 Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
English: Van Zyl's Golden Mole
