Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.785 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5477162 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/79763466-FFD2-FF88-C622-F9A7FAEBF807 |
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Marcus |
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Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 |
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Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 View in CoL
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Records. First record was in July 12, 2013, camera trap 5 (25°07.27ʹ S, 049°56.49ʹ W) and subsequently in the all monitoring sites (see Fig. 1 for coordinates).
Identification. Dasyprocta azarae is a large orangebrown rodent with a rounded back and long skinny legs. Although 9 species of the genus Dasyprocta have been described for Brazil, D. azarae is the only species with a record of occurrences for the state of Paraná.
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