Ctenomys chechehet
Taxonavigation
Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys chechehet
Name
Ctenomys chechehet Mapelli, Esquenazi, Teta, Austrich, Kittlein, Pereyra, Tammone & Mora, 2024: 8
- Holotype: MACN-Ma 30925, adult ♂, skeleton, collected by Matías Sebastián Mora aand Fernando Javier Mapelli on 3 May 2016.
- Type locality: “Argentina: Río Negro Province, Pichi Mahuida Department, near Camino Vecinal sin nombre, 30 km west by road from the junction with Ruta Nacional N°251; elevation 103 m above sea level (coordinates: -39.515833°, -64.783888; locality 9, with the exact name "Camino Vecinal")”.
References
Primary references
- Mapelli, F.J., Esquenazi, S.M., Teta, P., Austrich, A., Kittlein, M.J., Pereyra, D., Tammone, M.N. & Mora, M.S. 2024. Stuck between rivers: a new species of Ctenomys from northern Argentine Patagonia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 31: 38. DOI: 10.1007/s10914-024-09737-0
Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Chechehet's Tuco-tuco
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