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SPECIES Ctenomys sociabilis
Author: | Pearson and Christie, 1985. | Citation: | Hist. Nat. (Argentina), 5: 338. | Common Name: | Colonial Tuco-tuco | Type Locality: | Argentina, Prov. Neuquén, 2 km W Cerro Puntudo, Estancia Fortín Chacabuco (1075 m). | Distribution: | In region of Reserva Nacional del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Neuquén Prov., Argentina. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Not included in Redford and Eisenberg (1992). Karyotype has 2n=56 and FN=72 (Gallardo, 1991) but see Reig et al. (1992) for comments concerning FN. |
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