Calyptophractus retusus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)

Paul Smith; Robert D. Owen

doi:10.1093/mspecies/sex005

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Paul Smith,^1,2 Robert D. Owen^3,4

¹FAUNA Paraguay, Carmen de Lara Castro 422, Barrio San Roque, Encarnación, Paraguay; faunaparaguay@gm
²Para La Tierra, Centro IDEAL, Mariscal Estigarribia 321 c/ Tte. Capurro, Pilar, Dpto. Ñeembucú, Para
³Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; rowen@tigo.com.py
⁴Raúl Casal 2230 c/ Pizarro, Barrio Republicano, C.p. 1371, Asunción, Paraguay; rowen@tigo.com.py (RD

Abstract

Calyptophractus retusus (Burmeister, 1863), commonly called the greater fairy armadillo, is a small armadillo in a monotypic genus. It is a poorly known, fossorial species with a reduced eye and ear, fixed carapace and greatly enlarged foreclaws adapted for digging. The species is confined to the Chaco region of northern Argentina, western Paraguay, and southern Bolivia where it is apparently locally distributed in areas with soft, sandy soils. The species is considered “Data Deficient” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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Paul Smith and Robert D. Owen "Calyptophractus retusus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)," Mammalian Species 49(947), 57-62, (13 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sex005

Published: 13 July 2017

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