Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825

Torres-Porras, Jeronimo, Cobos, Marlon E, Seoane, José Manuel & Aguirre, Nikolay, 2017, Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador, Check List 13 (4), pp. 35-45 : 41

Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 : Figure 10

Bradypus variegatus Schinz 1825 — Tirira 2007, Moraes-Barros et al.

2014.

Material examined: Table 1.

Long, dense, thick and wavy pelage (except on the face), inverted from the belly to the back, the back is grayish, yellowish gray or pale grayish brown, marbled, and with prominent whitish stains; small and round head; face whitish to grayish brown; ears not visible covered by pelage; dark lips that simulate a slight smile; limbs very long and hairy, the former somewhat more than the hind limbs; each ending in three long, curved claws, in the form of a hook and creamy yellowish color; tail short thick and truncated, covered by abundant pelage ( Tirira 2007).