Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)

Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G., Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M., Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro, Juárez-López, Rugieri, Bravata de la Cruz, Yaribeth, Pérez-Solano, Luz A., Hernández-Lara, Carolina, Friedeberg, Diana, Thornton, Dan & Koller-González, Juan M., 2017, Inventory of medium-sized and large mammals in the wetlands of Laguna de Terminos and Pantanos de Centla, Mexico, Check List 13 (6), pp. 711-726 : 715

Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)

Material examined. Table 2; Figure 5.

Tamandua mexicana is the only species of its genus in Mexico and Central America (Hall 1981). The longtapered snout and a blotchy, almost naked prehensile tail, in addition to the sparse golden-brown fur and the powerful forelimbs with 2 large and 2 small claws make this species unique in the region ( Reid 2009).