Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Dasypus] sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 51.

Type Locality: "America meridionale;" restricted to Pará, Brazil, by Thomas (1907 b) .

Vernacular Names: Six-banded Armadillo.

Synonyms: Euphractus gilvipes Illiger 1815; Euphractus pilosus Olfers 1818; Euphractus gylvipes Minoprio 1945 .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Euphractus sexcinctus subsp. sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Euphractus sexcinctus subsp. boliviae Thomas 1907

Subspecies Euphractus sexcinctus subsp. flavimanus Desmarest 1804

Subspecies Euphractus sexcinctus subsp. setosus Wied 1826

Subspecies Euphractus sexcinctus subsp. tucumanus Thomas 1907

Distribution: S Surinam and adjacent Brazil as a northern isolated segment; E Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and N Argentina as the main population.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985 b) and Redford and Wetzel (1985, Mammalian Species, 252).