Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)

Beal, Maxwell R. W., Matzinger, Parker J., Saborío-R., Guido, Noguera Bristan, Jonathan & Olson, Erik R., 2020, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals of Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica, Check List 16 (4), pp. 939-950 : 944-945

Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)

Figure 2B

Material examined. COSTA RICA • Puntarenas Prov- ince, Piedras Blancas National Park ; stations ID 3–4, 13, 15–16, 18, 20 ( Table 3); first capture on 9 July 2016; cam- era trap photos .

Identification. The Northern Tamandua is the only species of its genus in Central America ( Hall 1981). It has a golden-brown coat and a prehensile tail. It folds claws of the forefeet inward when walking ( Wainwright and Arias 2007).

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