Dasypus novemcinctus

Linnaeus, 1758

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Cingulata
Family : Dasypodidae
Genus : Dasypus
Subgenus : Dasypus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Original name as described

Dasypus novemcinctus

Other common names

Common Long-nosed Armadillo · Nine-banded Armadillo

Type material

Marcgrave's figured specimen

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"in America meridionali." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Pernambuco, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Grenada · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. fenestratus, D. mexicanus, and populations now attributed to the recently described D. guianensis; probably includes D. mazzai and D. sabenicola based on molecular data, but further research is needed to confirm this

Taxonomy notes citation

Barthe, M., Rancilhac, L., Arteaga, M.C., Feijó, A., Tilak, M.K., Justy, F., Loughry, W.J., McDonough, C.M., Thoisy, B. de, Catzeflis, F., Billet, G., Hautier, L., Nabholz, B. & Delsuc, F. 2024. Exon capture museomics deciphers the nine-banded armadillo species complex and identifies a new species endemic to the Guiana Shield. Systematic Biology, syae027 (In Press).

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000424

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tatusia brevirostris

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.3.7.2, BMNH:Mamm:1846.5.13.16

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21a4c1ba-782f-4cc0-a063-a9389b3470df https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9588831f-2bb3-41a9-b008-6fb470fbbe48

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237158

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Tatusia leptocephala

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

leptocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1847.4.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/62d2d652-50ff-4949-8001-6a7f5536628f

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237159

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Tatusia boliviensis

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:911a, BMNH:Mamm:911d

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237159

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Dasypus novemcinctus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

novemcinctus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Marcgrave's figured specimen

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Smith (1842:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Martínez (1873:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14431638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67333)
  4. Goodwin (1946:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6290/47440785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

dasypus peba

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

peba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Marcgrave's figured specimen

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521812

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus novemcinctus hoplites

G. M. Allen, 1911

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

hoplites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:8116

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:8116

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815279

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Tatusia novemcincta var. mexianae

(Hagmann, 1908)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

mexianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZS 167

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Archiv für Rassen- und Gesellschafts-Biologie

Dasypus Lundii

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

lundii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

340

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496768

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus longicaudus

zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

longicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972579

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

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

Dasypus uroceros

Burmeister, 1848

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

uroceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Zoologie

Dasypus nouemcinctus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

nouemcinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872906

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Tatusia peba

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

peba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207778

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Tatusia novem-cinctus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

novemcinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Dasypus novemcinctus mexianae

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

mexianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Dasypus novemcinctus novemcinctus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

novemcinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Dasypus novenxinctus

C. W. Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

novenxinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Dasypus longicaudatus

Daudin, 1802

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033423

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus serratus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

serratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

ix, 128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130213

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:ix, 128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus decumanus

Illiger, 1815

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

decumanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Dasypus niger

H. Lichtenstein, 1818

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Tatus decumanus

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

decumanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

219

Authority publication

book

Tatus niger

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

220

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Dasypus longicaudus

H. R. Schinz, 1827

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

longicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62829953

Authority publication

Zurich

Dasypus uroceras

P. W. Lund, 1839

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

uroceras

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13602810

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus pepa

Krauss, 1862

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

pepa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160587

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Dasypus longicaudatus

W. C. H. Peters, 1865

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35180384

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Fitzinger (1871:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)

Tatusia platycercus

(Hensel, 1872)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

platycercus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561899

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Dasypus longi-cauda

Larrañaga, 1923

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Montevideo

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