Dasypus

Dasypus novemcinctus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cingulata

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Cingulata

Familia: Dasypodidae
Subfamilia: Dasypodinae
Genus: Dasypus
Species (7): D. hybridus – D. kappleri – D. mazzai – D. novemcinctus – D. pilosus – D. sabanicola – D. septemcinctus

Name

Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758: 50

• Type species: Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758, designated by linnaean tautonymy.

Synonyms

• Cachicama Fitzinger, 1856
• Cachicamus McMurtrie, 1831
• Cataphractus Storr, 1780
• Cryptophractus Fitzinger, 1856
• Hyperoambon Peters, 1864
• Loricatus Desmarest, 1804
• Muletia Gray, 1874
• Praopus Burmeister, 1854
• Tatu Blumenbach, 1779
• Tatua Robinson & Lyon, 1901
• Tatus Olfers, 1818
• Tatusia Lesson, 1827
• Zonoplites Gloger, 1841

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Feijó, A. & Cordeiro-Estrela, P. 2014. The correct name of the endemic Dasypus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) from northwestern Argentina. Zootaxa 3887(1): 88–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.6 Reference page. 
• Castro, M.C., Ciancio, M.R., Pacheco, V., Salas-Gismondi, R.M., Bostelmann, J.E. & Carlini, A.A. 2015. Reassessment of the hairy long-nosed armadillo “Dasypus” pilosus (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) and revalidation of the genus Cryptophractus Fitzinger, 1856. Zootaxa 3947(1): 30–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.1.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Feijó, A. & Cordeiro-Estrela, P. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Dasypus kappleri complex, with revalidations of Dasypus pastasae (Thomas, 1901) and Dasypus beniensis Lönnberg, 1942 (Cingulata, Dasypodidae). Zootaxa 4170(2): 271–297. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.2.3. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Langnasengürteltiere
español: Armadillos
日本語: ココノオビアルマジロ属
한국어: 아홉띠아르마딜로속
русский: Девятипоясные броненосцы
svenska: Långnosade bältor
中文: 犰狳属

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