Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Linnaeus, 1758

Linnaeus, Carolus, 1758, Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Stockholm: Laurentius Salvius : 35

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scientific name	Myrmecophaga tridactyla
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Myrmecophaga tridactyla ZBK [ spec. nov.]

M. palmis tridactylis, plantis pentadactylis. Syst. nat. 8.

Tamandua-guacu Marcgr. bras. 225. Seb. mus. 1. p. 60. t. 37. f. 2. & t. 40. f. 1. Raj. quadr. 241.

Habitat in America meridionali.

Victitat Formicis, insectis, quorum nidos ungue secat.

Macula nigra a pectore versus latus ducta. Mammae Pectorales 2, Abdominales 6; lente currit, cauda lata instar muscarii se tegit, arbores etiam scandit.