sábado, 19 de abril de 2014

First records of the southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in Paraguay

SMITH, P.; OWEN, R.D.; ATKINSON, K.; CASTILLO, H.; NORTHCOTE-SMITH, E. 2011. First records of the southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in Paraguay. Edentata 12:53-57.

Abstract. The first specimens of southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus squamicaudis from Paraguay are documented, extending the know distribution of the species approximately 270 km south-southwestward in the cerrado eco-region. This is the 12th spcies of armadillo documented as present in Paraguay. Paraguay is the only country with three representatives of the genus Cabassous occurring within its borders.

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