Ctenomys validus, Contreras, Roig & Suzarte, 1977
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67. View Plate 32: Ctenomyidae
Guaymallen Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco du Guaymallen / German: Guaymallén-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Guaymallén
Other common names: Guanacache Tuco-tuco, Strong Tuco-tuco
Taxonomy. Ctenomys validus J. R. Contreras, Roig & Suzarte, 1977 View in CoL , “El Algarrobal, Médanos del Borbollon, Departamento Guaymallén, Provincia de Mendoza,” Argentina, 32°49’ S, 68°46’ W, 775 m.
Ctenomys validus has been placed in the arc of pre-cordilleran, intermountain, and Andean species that is formed by C. johannis , C. coludo , C. famosus , C. tulduque, and C. fulvus . The group extends from Mendoza in Argentina to Atacama in Chile.
Karyotype and sperm form are unknown. Monotypic.
Distribution. W Argentina (NW Mendoza Province), known only from around the type locality. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Total length 281-314 mm (males) and 260-278 mm (females); weight 187-341 g (males) and 176-218 g (females). The Guaymallen Tuco-tuco is relatively large. Pelage is grayish brown to yellowish brown, turning to yellowish on venter. Clear band occurs between ears and through throat. Tail is bicolored, yellowish ventrally, and black longitudinal stripe dorsally. Large and robust skull with welldeveloped ridgesis similar to that of the San Juan Tuco-tuco ( C. johannis ). Bullae are large and moderately inflated. Zygomatic arches are strong, and auditory meatus is conspicuous. Nasals are broader in tips and narrow posteriorly. Baculum is relatively large (c.9 mm long), well ossified, ventrally flat, and slightly concave.
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. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015).
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