Ctenomys uco

Ctenomys uco

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys uco

Name

Ctenomys uco Alvarado-Larios, Teta, Cuello, Jayat, Tarquino-Carbonell, D’Elía, Cornejo & Ojeda, 2024: 198

• Holotype: CMI 7712 (original field number RCAL 91), adult ♂, skin, skeleton, and tissues, collected by Raquel Alvarado-Larios, Pablo Cuello, Agustina Ojeda, Andrea P. Tarquino-Carbonell and Paula Cornejo on 28 April 2023.
• Type locality: “Argentina: Mendoza Province, Tunuyán Department, Cajón de Arenales, alongside Ruta Provincial N° 34, 2710 m a.s.l. (33.6213°S, 69.5112°W)”.

References

Primary references

• Alvarado-Larios, R., Teta, P., Cuello, P., Jayat, J.P., Tarquino-Carbonell, A.P., D’Elía, G., Cornejo, P. & Ojeda, A.A. 2024. A new living species of the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from central-western Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 193–207. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e115242 Reference page.