Ctenomys johannis, Thomas, 1921
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Ctenomys johannis |
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62. View Plate 32: Ctenomyidae
San Juan Tuco-tuco
French: Tuco-tuco du San Juan / German: San-Juan-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de San Juan
Taxonomy. Ctenomys johannis Thomas, 1921 View in CoL ,
“Department of San Juan. Type from Canada Honda. Alt. 500 m,” (31°39 §, 68°33" W), San Juan Province, Argentina.
There are no data for classifying C. johannas in any species group. Karyotype and sperm form have not been described. Monotypic.
Distribution. W Argentina (S San Juan Province), recorded only from the type locality. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 199 mm, tail 97 mm, hindfoot 36 mm, all measurements from the holotype. No specific data are available for body weight. Body length of the San Juan Tuco-tuco is very similar to the Puntilla Tuco-tuco ( C. coludo ) from the Province of Catamarca, Argentina; however, color of the San Juan Tuco-tuco is drab gray, less strongly buffy. Nape, fore back, and sides of head are gray; ventral hair has whitish tips,slightly buffy. Caudal crest is blackened at terminal region. Skull of the San Juan Tuco-tuco is similar to the Puntilla Tucotuco, but its nasal patch is more strongly marked. Zygomatic arches have breadths across arches substantially smaller than across openings of auditory tubes.
Habitat. Argentine Low Monte ecoregion of San Juan. According to the collector, the species was found undertrees, holes made in nacked soil.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red Lust.
Bibliography. Bidau (2015).
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