Ctenomys haigi Thomas 1917

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Ctenomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1560-1570 : 1564

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scientific name	Ctenomys haigi Thomas 1917
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Ctenomys haigi Thomas 1917 View in CoL

Ctenomys haigi Thomas 1917 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3: 210.

Type Locality: Argentina, Chubut Prov., El Maitén, 700 m.

Vernacular Names: Haig's Tuco-tuco.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Ctenomys haigi subsp. haigi Thomas 1917

Subspecies Ctenomys haigi subsp. lentulus Thomas 1919

Distribution: Chubut and Rio Negro Provs., Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Cabrera (1961) synonymized haigi under mendocinus , but Pearson (1984) elevated it to a species based on the unique karyotype of 2n=50, FN=66 ( Gallardo, 1991). Although the isozyme study of Gallardo and Palma (1992) found that haigi was paraphyletic, the lack of data from other taxa of the mendocinus complex makes it difficult to evaluate this conclusion. Substantial divergence has been reported between haigi and mendocinus consistent with their recognition at the species level ( Lessa and Cook, 1998; Sage et al., 1986 a).

References

Gallardo, M. H. 1991. Karyotypic evolution in Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 72 (1): 11 - 21.

Gallardo, M. H., and R. E. Palma. 1992. Intra- and interspecific genetic variability in Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 20: 523 - 534.

Lessa, E. P., and J. A. Cook. 1998. The molecular phylogenetics of tuco-tucos (genus Ctenomys, Rodentia: Octodontidae) suggests an early burst of speciation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 9: 88 - 99.

Pearson, O. P. 1984. Taxonomy and natural history of some fossorial rodents of Patagonia, southern Argentina. Journal of Zoology, London, 202: 225 - 237.

Sage, R. D., J. R. Contreras, V. G. Roig, and J. L. Patton. 1986 a. Genetic variation in the South American burrowing rodents of the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 51: 158 - 172.

Thomas, O. 1919. On small mammals from Otro Cerro north-eastern Rioja, collected by Sr. E. Budin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 9, 3: 489 - 500.