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Bradypus pygmaeus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)

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Hayssen, Virginia (2008): Bradypus pygmaeus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae). Mammalian Species (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 17 (11): 1-4, DOI: 10.1644/812.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/GP.a2020.0176

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