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Ctenomys validus Contreras, Roig, and Suzarte 1977

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Ctenomys validus Contreras, Roig, and Suzarte 1977

Ctenomys validus Contreras, Roig, and Suzarte 1977, Physis. Sec. C., 36 (92): 160.

Type Locality: Argentina, Mendoza Prov., Guaymallén Dept., Médanos del Borbollón, El Algarrobal (near city of Mendoza).

Vernacular Names: Guanacache Tuco-tuco.

Distribution: Mendoza Prov. (Argentina).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Closely related to johannis according to Contreras et al. (1977).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Ctenomyidae, pp. 1560-1570 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1570, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Contreras, Roig, and Suzarte
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Ctenomyidae
Genus
Ctenomys
Species
validus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ctenomys validus Contreras, 1977 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Contreras, J. R., V. G. Roig, and C. M. Suzarte. 1977. Ctenomys validus, una nueva especie de " tunduque " de la Provincia de Mendoza (Rodentia; Octodontidae). Physis, Buenos Aires, sec. C, 36 (92): 159 - 162.