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--> FAMILY Ctenomyidae
--> GENUS Ctenomys
SPECIES Ctenomys pontifex
Author: | Thomas, 1918. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 1: 39. | Common Name: | San Luis Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Argentina, Mendoza Prov., San Rafael. | Distribution: | W Argentina, east of the Andes in San Luis and Mendoza Provs. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Pearson and Lagiglia (1992) noted that pontifex may be a synonym of maulinus. |
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