A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia’s Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar
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Jansen, Martin
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Engler, Marc
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Blumer, Luka Moritz
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Rumiz, Damián I.
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Aramayo, José Luis
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Krone, Oliver
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.2.323
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10.15560/16.2.323
1809-127X
Eira barbara
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Tayra, Melero
Figure 4O
Examined material.
BOLIVIA
; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of
Santa Cruz Department
; Centro “Chiquitos”; camera stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 (
Table 1
); first capture on
1 May 2017
; secondary forest patch in pastureland, primary forest, and border of pastureland to forest.
Identification.
The melero or Tayra is a medium-sized mustelid (
3–7 kg
), with a long body and neck, short limbs, and a long, hairy tail. The body is dark brown, except for the head and neck, which is lighter brown, and the throat, which has a whitish spot.