Ctenomys knighti Thomas 1919

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Ctenomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1560-1570 : 1565

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scientific name	Ctenomys knighti Thomas 1919
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Ctenomys knighti Thomas 1919 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3: 498.

Type Locality: Argentina, Catamarca Prov., Otro Cerro.

Vernacular Names: Catamarca Tuco-tuco.

Distribution: Mountains of La Rioia (W Argentina), north to Salta.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Cabrera (1961) believed viperinus synonymous with knighti . Karyotype reported for this taxon (2n=36 and FN=64; Reig et al., 1992) is from specimens now recognized as C. scagliai .