Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador Author Torres-Porras, Jeronimo Author Cobos, Marlon E Author Seoane, José Manuel Author Aguirre, Nikolay text Check List 2017 2017-07-11 13 4 35 45 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.4.35 journal article 10.15560/13.4.35 1809-127X Family Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 : Figure 12 Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 — Tirira 2007 , Loughry et al. 2014. Material examined: Table 1 . Back covered by a bone armor, generally with nine (possibly 8 to 11) moving bands or rows of osseous plaques in the middle part of the body; the plates are small and of rounded shape, except in the movable bands, where they have the shape of narrow triangles; the head has a shield armored in the forehead, formed by polygonal plates; snout long, narrow and slightly raised at the tip; narrow ears almost touching the base; tail covered with plates, slightly shorter than the head and body combined, with 12 to 15 differentiated rings; forelegs with four toes and hind legs with five ( Tirira 2007 ).