Ctenomys budini Thomas 1913

Ctenomys budini Thomas 1913, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 11: 141.

Type Locality: Argentina, Jujuy Prov., Cerro de Lagunita, E Maimara 4500 m.

Vernacular Names: Budin's Tuco-tuco.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Ctenomys budini subsp. budini Thomas 1913

Subspecies Ctenomys budini subsp. barbarus Thomas 1921

Distribution: SE Jujuy Prov., Argentina.

Discussion: Considered a synonym of frater by Redford and Eisenberg (1992) and Woods (1993) without comment but listed as a distinct species by Galliari et al. (1996). Thomas (1921 b) recognized four subspecies but Ellerman (1940) treated sylvanus as a separate species and considered utibilis as a subspecies of that taxon. Galliari et al. (1996) listed barbarus as a distinct species.