Akodon (Akodon) toba Thomas 1921

Akodon (Akodon) toba Thomas 1921, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 7: 178.

Type Locality: Paraguay, Presidente Hayes Dept., northern Chaco, Jesematathla, 100 m.

Vernacular Names: Toba Akodont.

Distribution: Chaco of W Paraguay, SE Bolivia, and contiguous N Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Akodon, A. varius species group (Myers, 1989). Relegated to a subspecies of A. varius by Cabrera (1961); karyotypic and morphological discrimination from varius proper summarized by Myers (1989).