Open AccessCtenomys talarum
Author(s) -
Enrique R. Justo,
Luciano J. M. De Santis,
Marta Susana Kin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mammalian species
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.396
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1545-1410
pISSN - 0076-3519
DOI - 10.1644/730
Subject(s) - environmental science
DIAGNOSIS. Ctenomys talarum (Fig. 1) is smaller than C. azarae, C. australis, and C. mendocinus. Mean length of head and body is 167.5 6 10.4 (SD) mm. Tail is shorter than C. azarae and C. mendocinus, ca. 39% of length of head and body. Nasals are short and broad compared to C. azarae. Baculum of C. talarum is smaller (length, 5.25 mm) and flattened compared to bacula of C. minutus and C. torquatus (Reig et al. 1965).
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