Ctenomys viperinus

O. Thomas, 1926

Monte 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

Thomas, O. 1926-05-01. The Spedan Lewis South American Exploration.—III. On mammals collected by Sr. Budin in the Province of Tucuman. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)17(101):602-609.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633449

Original name as described

Ctenomys viperinus

Other common names

Vipos Tuco-tuco

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.2.13.127

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13e05efd-e740-4c40-af6e-0ee8116b11ce

Type locality

"Ñorco, near Vipos, 2500 m," Departamento Trancas, Tucumán, Argentina, 26°29'S, 65° 22'W, 2500 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001372

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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 viperinus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Ctenomyidae

Root name

viperinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.2.13.127

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13e05efd-e740-4c40-af6e-0ee8116b11ce

Authority page

605

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136758/22195904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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