Ctenomys lewisi, Thomas, 1926
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13. View Plate 30: Ctenomyidae
Lewis’s Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco de Lewis / German: Lewis-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Lewis
Taxonomy. Ctenomys lewisi Thomas, 1926 View in CoL ,
“Sama, 4000 m,” 50 Km W Tarija, Bolivia, 21°3’S, 65°10°W, Bolivia.
Ctenomys lewisi was classified in the Bolivian-Paraguayan group based on biogeographical data and in the fraterspecies group due to phylogenetic molecular analysis (mtDNA). Chromosomal complement is 2n = 56 and FN = 74, and sperm form is symmetric. Monotypic.
Distribution. S Bolivia, in NW Tarija Department. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 204-219 mm,tail 68-71 mm, hindfoot average 37 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Lewis’s Tuco-tuco is relatively large. It has unusual procumbent incisors, similar to the White-toothed Tuco-tuco ( C. leucodon ), but more robust. Fur of upper parts is uniform, dark cinnamon-brown; muzzle is slightly washed with black; under surface is bright cinnamon, sometimes throughout but always in inguinal region. Throat has slight dark collar. Pelage oftail is thin, blackish above base but otherwise whitish. Skull is large and long but not broad or robust, and nasal is rather short and wide. About 33% of adult specimens have open frontoparietal fenestrae. Upper incisors are very large, heavy, very proodont, and flattened, with strongly orange fronts.
Habitat. Deep soils of the Tomayapo Valley and Sama at elevations of 3450-4000 m. Lewis’s Tuco-tuco is somewhat associated with wet areas.
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 Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Anderson (1997), Bidau (2015), Contreras & Bidau (1999), Cook & SalazarBravo (2004), Cook et al. (1990), Gardner & Anderson (2001), Parada et al. (2011), Reig et al. (1992), Vitullo & Cook (1991).
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