Calyptophractus retusus

(Burmeister, 1863)

Greater Fairy Armadillo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Cingulata
Family : Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily : Chlamyphorinae
Genus : Calyptophractus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Burmeister, H. 1863. Ein neuer Chlamyphorus. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 7:165-171.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044106306590?urlappend=%3Bseq=189%3Bownerid=27021597765610934-201

Original name as described

Chlamyphorus retusus

Other common names

Burmeister's Armadillo · Burmeister's Fairy Armadillo · Chacoan Fairy Armadillo · Greater Pichiciego

Type material

MACN-Ma 4-110

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sta Cruz de la Sierra," Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

moved from Dasypodidae to Chlamyphoridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Gibb, G. C., Condamine, F. L., Kuch, M., Enk, J., Moraes-Barros, N., Superina, M., ... & Delsuc, F. (2016). Shotgun mitogenomics provides a reference phylogenetic framework and timescale for living xenarthrans. Molecular biology and evolution, 33(3), 621-642.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000408

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Burmeisteria retusa clorindae

(J. Yepes, 1939)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

clorindae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 36-874

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Physis

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Chlamyphorus retusus

(Burmeister, 1863)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

retusus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 4-110

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

167

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Calyptophractus retusus

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

retusus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

389

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496817

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:389, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4703/47439036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Burmeisteria retusa

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

retusa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147069

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

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