Priodontes maximus

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: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamilia: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Priodontes
Species: Priodontes maximus

Name

Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: French Guiana, "Cayenne"

Synonyms

Cheloniscus gigas Cuvier, 1817
Dasypus gigans Schmid 1818
Dasypus giganteus Geoffroy, 1803
Dasypus gigas Cuvier, 1817
Dasypus maximus Kerr, 1792 [Protonym]
Priodonta gigas Cuvier, 1817
Priodontes giganteus (Cuvier, 1814)
Prionodon gigas Cuvier, 1817
Prionodontes gigas Cuvier, 1817
Prionodos gigas Cuvier, 1817
Tatus grandis (Olfers, 1818)

References

Primary references

Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page.
Thomas, O. 1880. On mammals from Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 48(3): 393–403, figs 1-3, pl. 38. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1880.tb06571.x BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom, p. 112.
Leite Pitman, R., G. Powell, D. Cruz, M. Escobedo, K. Escobar, V. Vilca & A. Mendoza. 2004. Habitat use and activity of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus): Preliminary data from southeastern Peru. Book of Abstracts: Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting 2004. Columbia University, New York, USA. Available from http://www.conbio.org/images/content_about_scb/scb_2004_ny_abstracts.pdf and http://www.academia.edu/2314751/Habitat_Use_and_Activity_of_the_Giant_Armadillo_Priodontes_maximus_Preliminary_Data_from_Southeastern_Peru
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Priodontes maximus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) (Vulnerable)
Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
[1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I

Vernacular names

English: Giant Armadillo
español: Tatú Carreta, armadillo gigante
magyar: Óriástatu
日本語: オオアルマジロ
polski: Pancernik olbrzymi
português: tatu-canastra, tatuaçu

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