Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse 1848

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Ctenomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1560-1570 : 1565

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scientific name	Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse 1848
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Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse 1848 , Nat. Hist. Mamm., 2: 281.

Type Locality: Bolivia, La Paz Dept., San Andres de Machaca.

Vernacular Names: White-toothed Tuco-tuco.

Distribution: W Bolivia and E Peru around Lake Titicaca.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Osgood (1946) suggested that this taxon was distinct at the subgeneric level ( Haptomys ) and sequence analysis is consistant with that suggestion ( Lessa and Cook, 1998). Karyotype has 2n=36 and FN=68 ( Cook et al., 1990).