Siagonodon acutirostris Pinto and Curcio, 2011

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Siagonodon acutirostris Pinto and Curcio, 2011

Type locality. Almas , state of Tocantins, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 15A ). Restricted to a small portion of the northeastern Cerrado ( Plt. 15A ) at intermediate elevations of the Jalapão region ( Plt. 15B ). Observed in the field in grassland and savanna on sandy soils ( Recoder et al., 2011).

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Plate 15. Distribution map of Siagonodon acutirostris in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.