Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825

Torres-Porras, Jeronimo, Cobos, Marlon E, Seoane, José Manuel & Aguirre, Nikolay, 2017, Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador, Check List 13 (4), pp. 35-45 : 41

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.15560/13.4.35
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5480848
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scientific name	Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825
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Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 View in CoL : Figure 10

Bradypus variegatus Schinz 1825 View in CoL — Tirira 2007, Moraes-Barros et al.

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Material examined: Table 1.

Long, dense, thick and wavy pelage (except on the face), inverted from the belly to the back, the back is grayish, yellowish gray or pale grayish brown, marbled, and with prominent whitish stains; small and round head; face whitish to grayish brown; ears not visible covered by pelage; dark lips that simulate a slight smile; limbs very long and hairy, the former somewhat more than the hind limbs; each ending in three long, curved claws, in the form of a hook and creamy yellowish color; tail short thick and truncated, covered by abundant pelage ( Tirira 2007).

References

Moraes-Barros N, Chiarello A, Plese T (2014) Bradypus variegatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e. T 3038 A 47437046. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / iucn. uk. 2014 - 1. rlts. t 3038 a 47437046. en

Schinz HR (1825) Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschiechte und der vergleichenden Anatomie von dem Herrn Ritter von Cuvier. Volume 4. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart / Tubingen, 792 pp.

Tirira DS (2007) Guia de Campo de los Mamiferos del Ecuador. Publicacion especial sobre los mamiferos del Ecuador 6. Ediciones Murcielago Blanco, Quito, 576 pp.