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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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