Ctenomys latro, Thomas, 1918
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19. View Plate 30: Ctenomyidae
Mottled Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco marbré / German: Gelbbraune Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco moteado
Taxonomy. Ctenomys latro Thomas, 1918 View in CoL ,
“Tapia, about 20 miles north of Tucuman City. Alt. 600 m,” Tucuman Province (26° 36’ Sand 65° 18° W), Argentina .
Ctenomys latro is considered as belonging to the Chacoan group according to biogeography, and based on mtDNA, it was included in the tucumanusspecies group. It has been considered a synonym of C. mendocinus and a subspecies, C. m. tucumanus . Based on karyotype, C. latro is now considered a valid species. Moreover, mtDNA sequence analysis revealed a phylogenetic group, including C. pilarensis , C. occultus , C. latro , and C. argentinus , and no relationship with C. mendocinus . Chromosomal complement of C. latrois 2n = 40 or 42 and FN = 44, 48, or 50, and sperm form is unknown. Monotypic.
Distribution. NW Argentina (Tucuman Province). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 161-172 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Mottled Tuco-tuco is small to medium-sized. Sides of head, back, and flanks are buffy fawn; venter is pale buff, with white throat and darker chest patch. Crown and middle of face are dark brown. Upper and under surfaces are colored very differently. Tail is dark brown dorsally but is pale buff on both sides and below. Skull is low and flattened, with narrow braincase. Rostrum is unusually broadened, and nasals are broad, abruptly and squarely truncated behind. Zygomatic arches are widely expanded but noticeably shorter in anteroposterior part. Bullae are small but smooth and well inflated.
Habitat. Open forests with extremely stony soils in the Dry Chaco region.
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 Vulnerable on The IUCN Red Last.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015), Cabrera (1961), Contreras & Bidau (1999), Mascheretti et al. (2000), Medina et al. (2007), Parada et al. (2011), Reig & Kiblisky (1968, 1969), Roig & Reig (1969).
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