Ellobius alaicus Vorontsov et al., 1969 . In [The Mammals: Evolution, karyology, taxonomy, fauna], Sib. Otd., Akad. Nauk., Novosibirsk, p. 127.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S. S. R., Kirgiz S.S. R., Oshsk. Obi., Alai Valley between Sary-Tash and Bardabo .

DISTRIBUTION: Alai Valley and Alai Mtns. (Kirgizia, U.S. S.R.).

COMMENT: Included in talpinus by Corbet, 1978:117, but Lyapunova and Vorontsov, 1978, Genetika, 14:2012-2024, provided evidence of specific distinctness, although they agreed it is closely related.