Yolanda's tuco-tuco
Yolanda's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys yolandae) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.[2] The species is endemic to Santa Fe Province, northeast Argentina, where it lives near the Paraná and San Javier rivers.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 50 and FN = 78.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Yolanda Davis.[3]
| Yolanda's tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. yolandae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys yolandae Contreras & Berry, 1984 | |
References
- Bidau, C.J.; Ojeda, R. (2019). "Ctenomys yolandae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T136681A22196679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136681A22196679.en. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1570. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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