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SPECIES Bradypus tridactylus

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 34.
Common Name:Pale-throated Sloth
Type Locality:"Americæ meridionalis arboribus;" restricted to Surinam by Thomas (1911a).
Distribution:Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela south of the Orinoco, and N Brazil (south to the Amazonas/Solimões).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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Synonyms:

    ai (Lesson, 1827)
    blainvillii (Gray, 1850)
    cuculliger Wagler, 1831
    cummunis Lesson, 1841
    dysonii (Gray, 1869)
    flaccidus (Gray, 1850)
    guianensis Blainville, 1840
    gularis Rüppell, 1842
    smithii (Gray, 1869)
    flaccions Sanderson, 1949
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