Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 791-792

Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758

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Records. First record was in July 10, 2013, camera trap 1 (25°02.25ʹ S, 050°01.39ʹ W) and subsequently in the monitoring sites (camera traps 2, 3, 4, 7 and 11, see Fig. 1 for coordinates).

Identification. The species differentiation was based on characteristics of carapace that covers the body of the animals. Species-based variations exist in the moving bands

located in the median region of the body. Dasypus novemcinctus has long, pointed ears, about 50% of the length of the head, which has a pinkish-yellow plaque ( Fig. 6); dark carapace, with yellowish dermal shields. Although 9 mobile bands are extant, the number may range from 8 to 11.