FAUNA PARAGUAY

HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF PARAGUAY

VOL 2: XENARTHRA

2009 EDITION

By PAUL SMITH

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Smith P 2009 — FAUNA Paraguay Handbook of the Mammals of Paraguay, Volume 2: Xenarthra: Insert Species name p X-XX. Accessed online at www.faunaparaguay.com on Insert Date.

CONTENTS

1a Introduction to Paraguayn Xenarthra - 4

1b Taxonomy of the Xenarthra - 5

2 Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos - 6

3 Key to the Armadillos of Paraguay - 7

4 Subfamily Euphractinae - 9

5 Genus Chaetophractus - 10

6 Lesser Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus vellerosus - 11

7 Greater Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus  - 17

8 Genus Euphractus - 23

9 Six-banded Armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus  - 24

10 Subfamily Chlamyphorinae  - 32

11 Genus Calyptophractus  - 33

12 Chaco Fairy Armadillo Calyptophractus retusus - 34

13 Subfamily Dasypodinae, Genus Dasypus  - 38

14 Southern Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus hybridus - 39

15 Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novcemcinctus - 45

16 Seven-banded Armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus - 57

17 Subfamily Tolypeutinae - 61

18 Genus Cabassous - 62

19 Chaco Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous chacoensis - 64

20 Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay - 68

21 Genus Priodontes - 75

22 Giant Armadillo Priodontes maximus  - 76

23 Genus Tolypeutes  - 83

24 Southern Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes matacus  - 84

25 Family Myrmecophagidae and Key to the Anteaters of Paraguay - 92

26 Genus Myrmecophaga  - 93

27 Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla  - 94

28 Genus Tamandua  - 101

29 Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla  - 102

30 Family Bradypodidae: Sloths - 109

31 Genus Bradypus - 110

32 Acknowledgements - 111

33 Complete Bibliography - 112

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