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SPECIES Calomys laucha

Author:Fischer, 1814.
Citation:In Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisenb., 15(2): 209.
Common Name:Little Laucha
Type Locality:Paraguay, Central Dept., vicinity of Asunción (as restricted by Hershkovitz, 1962:153).
Distribution:Dry biotopes in SC Bolivia (Chaco), N and EC Argentina, W Paraguay, WC and extreme S Brazil, and Uruguay (González et al., 1995).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Formerly included hummelincki (See Handley, 1976), musculinus (see Massoia et al., 1968), and tener (see species account). Attribution of pusillus follows Hershkovitz (1962; also see Osgood, 1943:239); that of bimaculatus as per Brum-Zorilla et al. (1990). Allozymic variability and differentiation among samples in EC Argentina assayed by Chiappero et al. (2002) and Gardenal et al. (2002).
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Synonyms:

    bimaculatus (Waterhouse, 1837)
    bonariensis (Osgood, 1933)
    dubius (Fischer, 1829)
    gracilipes (Waterhouse, 1837)
    pusillus (Philippi, 1858)

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