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SPECIES Ctenomys latro

Author:Thomas, 1918.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 1: 38.
Common Name:Mottled Tuco-tuco
Type Locality:Argentina, Tucumán Prov., Tapia, 600 m.
Distribution:NW Argentina in Tucumán and Salta Provs.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Cabrera (1961) synonymized latro under mendocinus. Considered distinct from mendocinus by Roig and Reig (1969) and Reig and Kiblisky (1969). Karyotype has 2n=40-42 and FN=46-47 (Reig et al., 1992).
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