New records of the southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus unicinctus Linnaeus, 1758 (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Teresa Cristina da Silveira Anacleto Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Mamíferos
  • Leandro Perez Godoy Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
  • Darius Pukenis Tubelis Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Departamento de Ciências Animais

Keywords:

Xenarthra, geographic distribution, armadillo, Amazonas, Cerrado, Mato Grosso

Abstract

The geographic distribution of Cabassous unicinctus is poorly known due to the low number of available records. Two subspecies with distributions limited by the Amazonas River were recognized in 1980. Cabassous u. unicinctus has been found north of this river, while C. u. squamicaudis occurs in areas south of the river. This study aimed to update the distribution records of C. u. unicinctus in Brazil. We compiled records from literature, museum collections and field studies. New records of this subspecies were obtained from the Brazilian states of Acre, Pará, Rondônia and Mato Grosso. These records enlarge a geographic distribution of C. u. unicinctus to Amazonian and Cerrado biomes, regions located south of the Amazon River.
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Published

2013-06-01

How to Cite

Anacleto, T. C. da S., Godoy, L. P., & Tubelis, D. P. (2013). New records of the southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus unicinctus Linnaeus, 1758 (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 13(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1201

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2013): v13n2

Section

Short Communications