Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 643

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11336341
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scientific name	Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930
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Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930 View in CoL

Catagonus wagneri Rusconi 1930 View in CoL , An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Bernardino Rivadavia, 36: 231.

Type Locality: Argentina, "Llajta-Maiica, tres leguas al noreste de Melero provincia de Santiago del Estero. Época moderna (precolombiana)".

Vernacular Names: Chacoan Peccary.

Distribution: Gran Chaco of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Originally described from pre-Hispanic and subfossil remains; subsequently discovered alive ( Wetzel et al., 1975; Wetzel, 1977, 1981). Reviewed by Mayer and Wetzel (1986, Mammalian Species, 259).