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A golden mole (Family Chrysochloridae) from savanna woodland in the Batéké Plateau, Gabon

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Kitchener AC, Maisels F, Pearson L & Aczel P (2008) A golden mole (Family Chrysochloridae) from savanna woodland in the Batéké Plateau, Gabon. Afrotherian Conservation, (6), pp. 5-6. http://www.afrotheria.net/PDFs/Afrotherian%20Conservation%206%20(final).pdf

Abstract
First paragraph: Golden moles (Family Chrysochloridae) are currently thought to comprise 21 species in nine genera (Bronner and Jenkins 2005). All genera and most species are found in southern Africa, but three species from two genera (Chrysochloris and Calcochloris) are found in central and east Africa in Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Kenya, Republic of Congo Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Journal
Afrotherian Conservation, Issue 6

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/2008
PublisherIUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group
Publisher URLhttp://www.afrotheria.net/…06%20(final).pdf
Place of publicationGland, Switzerland
ISSNNo ISSN

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Professor Fiona Maisels

Professor Fiona Maisels

Honorary Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences