Ctenomys erikacuellarae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys erikacuellarae

Name

• Ctenomys erikacuellarae Gardner, Salazar-Bravo & Cook, 2014: 12

Holotype: MSB 63391, adult ♂, skin, skull and axial skeleton.

Type locality: “Bolivia, Department of Chuquisaca, 2 km E Chuhuayaco, 19°43'S, 63°51'W, elevation 1,200 m”.

References

Primary references

• Gardner, S.L., Salazar-Bravo, J. & Cook, J.A. 2014. New species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the lowlands and central valleys of Bolivia. Special publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 62: 1–34. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Erika’s Tuco-Tuco
español: Tuco-Tuco de Erika