Inventory of medium-sized and large mammals in the wetlands of Laguna de Terminos and Pantanos de Centla, Mexico
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Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G.
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Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M.
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Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro
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Juárez-López, Rugieri
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Bravata de la Cruz, Yaribeth
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Pérez-Solano, Luz A.
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Hernández-Lara, Carolina
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Friedeberg, Diana
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Thornton, Dan
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Koller-González, Juan M.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/13.6.711
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10.15560/13.6.711
1809-127X
Dasypus novemcinctus
Linnaeus, 1758
Material examined.
Table 2
;
Figure 4
.
Dasypus novemcinctus
is the only species of dasypodid in
Mexico
(Hall 1981). This species has an armored body with 8 or 9 conspicuous scutes that make it distinct from any other mammal of the region (
Reid 2009
).