Ctenomys lessai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

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 Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species: Ctenomys lessai

Name

• Ctenomys lessai Gardner, Salazar-Bravo & Cook, 2014: 25

Holotype: MSB 67111, adult ♀, skin, skull and axial skeleton.

Type locality: “Bolivia, Department of Cochabamba, 0.5 km south of Lluthu Pampa, 17°45'S, 64°59'W, 2,700 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Gardner, S.L., Salazar-Bravo, J. & Cook, J.A. 2014. New species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the lowlands and central valleys of Bolivia. Special publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 62: 1–34. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Lessa’s Tuco-Tuco
español: Tuco-tuco de Lessa