Myospalax myospalax (Laxmann, 1773) . Kongl. Svenska. Vet.-Akad. Hand. Stockholm, 34: 134. ‘

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S. S. R., Altaisky Krai, 100 km S. E. of Barnaul, Sommaren, near Paniusheva on Alei River .

DISTRIBUTION: Altai and Tarbagatai Mtns, and adjacent valleys of the Ob and Irtysh rivers (U.S. S. R.); Sinkiang (China).

COMMENT: Formerly included psilurus and aspalax; see Martynova, 1976, Zool. Zh., 55(8):1267.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008022002001.