Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.1.127 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5467514 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC8791-A029-F14E-FF68-8833A6A4387D |
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Marcus |
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Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) |
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Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) View in CoL , Giant Armadillo
Records. Recorded by opportunistic sightings (09° 07.632′S, 068°06.230′W) and hunting interviews.
Identification. Its carapace is highly flexible, with 11–13 moveable bands. Hair is sparse. The body is dark brown, except for the head and tail and for a light-colored stripe around the edges of the body. The tail is long, narrow, and covered with small pentagonal scales ( Carter et al. 2016).
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