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SOUTHERN NAKED-TAILED ARMADILLO Cabassous unicinctus
Smith P 2011 - FAUNA Paraguay Handbook of the Mammals of Paraguay Number 40 Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous unicinctus
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Long suspected as occurring in Paraguay, this species was finally confirmed in the extreme northern Oriental region of Paraguay by Smith et al (2011) First records of Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous unicinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) in Paraguay - Edentata 12. In fact specimens of this species already existed but had previously been misidentified as the much larger Cabassous tatouay. To date all known Paraguay specimens are from sandy-soiled cerrado areas in the Departamentos San Pedro and Amambay.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM83PH) Adult, Estancia Pa´i Kuára, Departamento Amambay (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM84PH) Same individual lateral (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM85PH) Same individual lateral (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM86PH) Same individual, burrowing escape stage 1 (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM87PH) Same individual, burrowing escape stage 2 (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM88PH) Same individual, burrowing escape stage 3 (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM89PH) Same individual, burrowing escape stage 4 (Hugo del Castillo January 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM936PH) Specimen dorsal, MNHNP, Departamento Central (Paul Smith March 2011)
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM937PH) Same specimen lateral (Paul Smith March 2011)
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM938PH) Same specimen head detail (Paul Smith March 2011)
FIGURE 11 - (FPMAM939PH) Same specimen ventral (Paul Smith March 2011)
FIGURE 12 - (FPMAM940PH) Same specimen cephalic shield (Paul Smith March 2011)
FIGURE 13 - (FPMAM941PH) Same specimen scapular scale detail (Paul Smith March 2011)
