Ctenomys tulduco, Thomas, 1921
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6588177 |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6588022 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/59304B44-1B08-FFC4-FAEE-F8B3F93BF6B4 |
|
treatment provided by |
Carolina |
|
scientific name |
Ctenomys tulduco |
| status |
|
66. View Plate 32: Ctenomyidae
Sierra Tontal Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco du Tontal / German: Sierra-Tontal-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Tontal
Taxonomy. Ctenomys tulduco Thomas, 1921 View in CoL ,
“Los Sombreros, Sierra Tontal, Alt. 2700 m,” Departamento Calinagasta, San Juan Province, Argentina, 31°33" S, 69°11’ W.
Ctenomys tulduco is not classified in any species group. Karyotype and sperm form are unknown. Monotypic.
Distribution. W Argentina (S San Juan Province), known only from its type locality. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 190 mm, tail 69 mm, hindfoot 32-6 mm (all measurements from the adult male holotype). No specific data are available for body weight. The Sierra Tontal Tuco-tuco is moderately sized. Dorsum is drab gray, similar to the San Juan Tuco-tuco ( C. johannis ). Venter color is very drab as in the Puntilla Tuco-tuco ( C. coludo ). Tail of the Sierra Tontal Tuco-tuco is short, with black or blackish line along upper side, varying in definition but always more pronounced in related species. Skull is similar to but smaller than that of the San Juan Tucotuco. Bullae are small but still much larger than that of the Mendoza Tuco-tuco ( C. mendocinus ).
Habitat. There is no information available for this species.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
