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
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Ctenomyidae
Genus : Ctenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Contreras, J.R. 1999. El género Ctenomys en la Provincia de Tucumán, República Argentina, con la descripción de una nueva especie (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Ciencia Siglo XXI 3:1-31.

Original name as described

Ctenomys scagliai

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://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001361

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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.

Ctenomys scagliai

J. R. Contreras, 1999

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

scagliai

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Ciencia Siglo XXI

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. 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

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