Priodontes maximus (Kerr 1792)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cingulata, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 94-99 : 98

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scientific name	Priodontes maximus (Kerr 1792)
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[Dasypus] maximus Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom: 112.

Type Locality: French Guiana, "Cayenne." .

Vernacular Names: Giant Armadillo.

Synonyms: Priodontes giganteus (G. Fischer 1814) ; Priodontes gigas (G. Cuvier 1817) ; Priodontes grandis ( Olfers 1818) .

Distribution: South America east of the Andes from N Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and N Argentina.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cingulata
Family	Dasypodidae
Genus	Priodontes

Priodontes maximus (Kerr 1792)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

[Dasypus] maximus

Kerr 1792: 112

1792

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