Ctenomys validus Contreras, Roig, and Suzarte, 1977 . Physis, sec. C., 36(92): 160.

TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Mendoza Prov., Guaymallen Dept., sand banks of El Borbollon, El Algarrobal (near city of Mendoza) .

DISTRIBUTION: Mendoza Prov. (Argentina).

COMMENT: Closely related to johanis (here included in fulvus) according to Contreras et al., 1977.