Ctenomys frater Thomas 1902

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Ctenomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1560-1570 : 1564

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11326950
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scientific name	Ctenomys frater Thomas 1902
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Ctenomys frater Thomas 1902 View in CoL

Ctenomys frater Thomas 1902 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9: 185.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Potosí, Potosí 4300 m.

Vernacular Names: Reddish Tuco-tuco.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Ctenomys frater subsp. frater Thomas 1902

Subspecies Ctenomys frater subsp. mordosus Thomas 1926

Distribution: SW Bolivia at 600- 4,300 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Uncommon.

Discussion: Woods (1993) included barbarus, budini , and utibilis but see Galliari et al. (1996). Argentine populations previously recognized as frater are here recognized as budini or sylvanus . Closely related to lewisi ( Cook et al., 1990; Cook and Yates, 1994; Lessa and Cook, 1998). Karyotype has 2n=52 and FN=78 ( Cook et al., 1990).