Cabassous centralis

Cabassous centralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cingulata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Cingulata

Familia: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamilia: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Cabassous
Species: Cabassous centralis

Name

Cabassous centralis (Miller, 1899)

• Holotype: USNM 19464/35382, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by E. Wittkügel on 8 January 1891.
• Type locality: “Honduras, Cortés, Chamelecón”.

Combinations

• Tatoua (Ziphila) centralis Miller, 1899: 4 [original combination]
• Cabassous centralis: Palmer, 1899: 72 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Miller, G.S. 1899. Notes on the naked-tailed armadillos. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13: 1–8.

Additional references

• Wetzel, R.M. 1980. Revision of the naked-tailed armadillos, genus Cabassous McMurtrie. Annals of Carnegie Museum 49: 323–357. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Northern Naked-tail Armadillo

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