Ctenomys scagliai

J. R. Contreras, 1999

Scaglia's Tuco-tuco

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha
Superfamily: Octodontoidea
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Contreras, J.R. 1999. El genero Ctenomys en la provincia de Tucuman, República Argentina, con la descripcion de una nueva especie (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Ciencia Siglo XXI 3:1-31.

Original name as described

Ctenomys scagliai

Type material

MMP 2926

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Los Cardones, sobre la Ruta Nacional N° 307, Kilómetro 101, entre las localidades tucumanas de El Infiernillo y Amaicha del Valle, aproximadamente a 2.500 metros sobre el nivel del mar (26°38' S–65°49' W), " Tucumán, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001361

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Ctenomys scagliai

J. R. Contreras, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

scagliai

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MMP 2926

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

del paraje Los Cardones, sobre al Ruta Nacional N° 307, Kilómetro 101, entre las localidades tucumanas de El Infiernillo y Amaicha del Valle, aproximadamente a 2.500 metros sobre el nivel del mar (26° 38'S – 65° 49'W)

Type locality

Argentina: Tucumán: 26°38′S, 65°49′W.

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136568/22196158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ctenomys scagliai

J. R. Contreras & C. J. Bidau, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

scagliai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

Ctenomys scagliai

J. R. Contreras, D. C. Castro, & Cicchino, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

scagliai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Ctenomys scagliai in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.