Ctenomys yatesi
Appearance
Yates' tuco-tuco | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Ctenomyidae |
Genus: | Ctenomys |
Species: | C. yatesi
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Binomial name | |
Ctenomys yatesi |
Ctenomys yatesi, also called Yates' tuco-tuco, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.[2][1] Only found near Roboré, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 550 metres (1,800 ft), the species measures about 220 millimetres (8+3⁄4 in) in length and has soft hazel and grey hair. It was named after Terry Yates, a former curator at the University of New Mexico.[3]
References
- ^ a b Leslie Reed (18 July 2014). "Gardner leads discovery of four new tuco-tuco species". UNL Today. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Carson Vaughan (17 July 2014). "Found: 4 New Species of Gopher-Like Mammals". National Geographic. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Gardner, Scott L.; Salazar-Bravo, Jorge; Cook, Joseph A. (17 June 2014). "New Species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the Lowlands and Central Valleys of Bolivia" (PDF) (62). University of Nebraska State Museum: 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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