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Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith and are used with permission.
SOUTHERN AMAZON RED SQUIRREL Hadrosciurus spadiceus
This handsome species is known only from a single specimen from the Bahía Negra area. A couple of sightings of the species indicate that it is uncommon even in the remote area in which it occurs. Formerly known as Sciurus urucumus.
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This handsome species is known only from a single specimen from the Bahía Negra area. A couple of sightings of the species indicate that it is uncommon even in the remote area in which it occurs. Formerly known as Sciurus urucumus.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM575PH) Adult specimen, Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción (Paul Smith August 2009).
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SOUTHERN AMAZON RED SQUIRREL Hadrosciurus spadiceus
DORSAL (FPMAM576PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM577PH); LATERAL (FPMAM578PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
DORSAL (FPMAM576PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM577PH); LATERAL (FPMAM578PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
