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SPECIES Ctenomys yolandae
Author: | Contreras and Berry, 1984. | Citation: | Resumenes VII Jornadas Argentinas Zoologia, Mar del Plata: 75. | Common Name: | Yolanda’s Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Argentina, Santa Fe Prov., Las Palmas (29o25’S, 59o40’W). | Distribution: | Along the Paraná and San Javier Rivers, Santa Fe Prov. | Comments: | Not recognized by Redford and Eisenberg (1992) but listed by Galliari et al. (1996). Karyotype has 2n=50 and FN=78 and shares several chromosomal characteristics with rionegrensis (Ortells et al. 1990). Distinct in both penial (Balbontin et al., 1996) and sperm morphology (Vitullo et al., 1988). |
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