Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Dasypus] tricinctus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 56.

Type Locality: "In India orientali;" redefined as Pernambuco, Brazil, by Sanborn (1930).

Vernacular Names: Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo.

Synonyms: Tolypeutes globulus (Olfers 1818); Tolypeutes quadricinctus (Linnaeus 1758); Tolypeutes quadricinctus Olfers 1818; Tolypeutes globulus Illiger 1815 .

Distribution: Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, and Pernambuco; and expected in Goiás (Santos et al., 1994; Olmos, 1995; Oliveira, 1995; Marinho-Filho et al., 1997).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable; extremely rare (see Silva and Oren, 1993; Santos et al., 1994).