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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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