Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse 1848

Ctenomys leucodon Waterhouse 1848, Nat. Hist. Mamm., 2: 281.

Type Locality: Bolivia, La Paz Dept., San Andres de Machaca.

Vernacular Names: White-toothed Tuco-tuco.

Distribution: W Bolivia and E Peru around Lake Titicaca.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Osgood (1946) suggested that this taxon was distinct at the subgeneric level ( Haptomys) and sequence analysis is consistant with that suggestion (Lessa and Cook, 1998). Karyotype has 2n=36 and FN=68 (Cook et al., 1990).