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Ctenomys yatesi

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Yates' tuco-tuco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
C. yatesi
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), individuals of this species measure about 220 millimetres (8+34 in) in length and have soft hazel and grey hair. The species was named after Terry Yates, a former curator at the University of New Mexico.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Carson Vaughan (17 July 2014). "Found: 4 New Species of Gopher-Like Mammals". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)