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--> FAMILY Ctenomyidae
--> GENUS Ctenomys
SPECIES Ctenomys famosus
Author: | Thomas, 1920. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 420. | Common Name: | Famatina Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Argentina, Rioja Prov., La Invernada. | Distribution: | Sierra Famatina of NW Rioja Prov., Argentina. | Comments: | Recognized as a subspecies of fulvus by Cabrera (1961) and Woods (1993), but considered provisionally distinct by Contreras et al. (1977) and Galliari et al. (1996) recognized it as distinct. |
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