Ctenomys osvaldoreigi, Contreras, 1995
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63. View Plate 32: Ctenomyidae
Osvaldo Reig’s Tuco-tuco
Ctenomys osvaldoreigi View in CoL
French: Tuco-tuco d'Osvaldo Reig / German: Osvaldo-Reig-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Osvaldo Reig
Other common names: Reig's Tuco-tuco
Taxonomy. Ctenomys osvaldoreigi J. R. Contreras, 1995 View in CoL ,
“Estancia San Luis, Ruta Provincial 20, 10 kilometros al oeste del Rio Yuspe, en el extremo sudeste del Departamento Cruz del Eje, Provincia de Cordoba, 31°24’ S, 64°48’ W, aproximadamente a 2000 metros,” Argentina.
Ctenomys osvaldoreigi is not classified in any species group. Chromosomal complementis 2n = 52 and FN = 56, and sperm 1s simple asymmetric. Monotypic.
Distribution. NC Argentina (Cordoba Province), only known from its type locality. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Total body length 275 mm and weight 244 g (male holotype),, total body length 254 mm and weight 203-2 g (female paratype); and for female topotypic series: head-body 235-254 mm and weight 176-279 g. Osvaldo Reig’s Tuco-tuco is medium-sized. Dorsum is uniform ocherous brown, with tawny tips to hairs. Venter is ocherous and lacks common inguinal and axillary white spots. Typical white collaris also lacking. Tail is bicolored, brown above, and cream below. Skull is gracile; elongated rostrum is slightly widened laterally. Temporal crests are weakly developed, and zygomatic arches are slender, with breaths across them noticeably greater than across external auditory tubes. Auditory bullae are small and not inflated.
Habitat. Highland grasslands.
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. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red Lust.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Giménez et al. (1999), Ipucha et al. (2008), Medina et al. (2007).
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