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Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758

Description

Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 Material examined. Table 2; Figure 4.

Dasypus novemcinctus is the only species of dasypodid in Mexico (Hall 1981). This species has an armored body with 8 or 9 conspicuous scutes that make it distinct from any other mammal of the region (Reid 2009).

Notes

Published as part of Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G., Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M., Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro, Juárez-López, Rugieri, Bravata de la Cruz, Yaribeth, Pérez-Solano, Luz A., Hernández-Lara, Carolina, Friedeberg, Diana, Thornton, Dan & Koller-González, Juan M., 2017, Inventory of medium-sized and large mammals in the wetlands of Laguna de Terminos and Pantanos de Centla, Mexico, pp. 711-726 in Check List 13 (6) on page 715, DOI: 10.15560/13.6.711

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References

  • Reid F (2009) A field guide to the mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico. 2 nd ed. Oxford University Press, New York, 384 pp.