Ctenomys steinbachi Thomas 1907

Ctenomys steinbachi Thomas 1907, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 20: 164.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Santa Cruz Dept., near Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Anderson et al. (1987) noted that the type locality was a large area only partially occupied by C. steinbachi and therefore restricted the type locality to 6 km N Buen Retiro (17 o 13’S, 63 o 38’W) .

Vernacular Names: Steinbach's Tuco-tuco.

Distribution: Bolivia, W Santa Cruz Dept.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Karyotype has 2n=10 and FN=16 (Anderson et al., 1987).