| a new species of african mole-rat (fukomys, bathyergidae, rodentia) from the zaire-zambezi watershed. | a new species of bathyergid mole-rat, fukomys vandewoestijneae, is described from an area on the zaïre-zambezi watershed, centred on the ikelenge pedicle in the north-western province of zambia. it is diagnosed by a unique combination of morphological (size, lack of clear headmarks), chromosomal (2n= 44) and dna sequence characteristics. this medium-sized species belongs to the giant mole-rat "f. mechowii" clade, which was hitherto considered monotypic. its known distribution is limited to the i ... | 2013 | 26042288 |