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--> FAMILY Ctenomyidae
--> GENUS Ctenomys
SPECIES Ctenomys dorsalis
Author: | Thomas, 1900. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 6: 385. | Common Name: | Black-backed Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Paraguay, Boqueron Prov., N Chaco. | Distribution: | Paraguay, west of the River of Paraguay in the N Chaco. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | The dubious taxonomic history of this taxon was discussed by Contreras and Roig (1991). |
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