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SPECIES Ctenomys tucumanus
Author: | Thomas, 1900. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 6: 301. | Common Name: | Tucumán Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Argentina, Tucumán Prov., 450 m. | Distribution: | NW Argentina. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Cabrera (1961) synonymized tucumanus under mendocinus. Considered distinct from mendocinus by Roig and Reig (1969) and Reig and Kiblisky (1969). Karyotype has 2n=28 and FN=52 (Reig et al., 1992). |
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