Reassessment of the hairy long-nosed armadillo "Dasypus" pilosus (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) and revalidation of the genus Cryptophractus Fitzinger, 1856

The hairy long-nosed armadillo, currently referred as Dasypus (Cryptophractus) pilosus, is an enigmatic species endemic to montane cloud forests and subparamo of Peruvian Andes. Its strikingly different external features, which include the carapace concealed by abundant hair, the presence of more mo...

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 3947; no. 1; p. 30
Main Authors:	Castro, Mariela C, Ciancio, Martín R, Pacheco, Víctor, Salas-Gismondi, Rodolfo M, Bostelmann, J Enrique, Carlini, Alfredo A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 14-04-2015
Subjects:	Animal Distribution Animals Ecosystem Female Male Peru Species Specificity Xenarthra - anatomy & histology Xenarthra - classification Xenarthra - physiology
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