Ctenomyidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2016 2016-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I 498 534 book chapter 61364 10.5281/zenodo.6588177 e3c7ddc9-124f-4f96-9adb-e2bb222f3210 978-84-941892-3-4 6588177 9. Yates’s Tuco-tuco Ctenomys yatesi French: Tuco-tuco de Yates / German: Yates-Kammratte / Spanish: Tuco tuco de Yates Taxonomy. Ctenomys yatesi Gardner, Salazar-Bravo & Cook, 2014 , “Bolivia, Department of Santa Cruz, 7 km N and 38 km W of Roboré, 18°16’ S, 60°07’ W, 550 m elevation.” Ctenomys yatesi is classified as belonging to the boliviensisspecies group. There are no data on karyotype or sperm form. Monotypic. Distribution. E Bolivia, only known from the type locality near Roboré. Descriptive notes. Total length 199-220 mm,tail 58-63 mm, ear 5 mm, hindfoot 30-35 mm; weight 79-105 g. Yates’s Tuco-tuco is small-sized. Pelage is thin and soft. Dorsal color is near hazel; ventral hairs are deep neutral gray at bases, washed with light color superficially. Forelimbs and hindlimbs are same color of dorsal parts. Tail is strong, darker above than below. Skull is small and robust. Zygomatic arches are strongly built, parallel, and widest toward front of skull. Auditory bullae are slightly larger than 30% of skull length. Nasal bones are broad and short. Upper incisors are orthodont and covered with orange enamel. Habitat. Lowlands in the Cerrado (bush savanna) ecoregion in eastern Bolivia. Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species. Breeding. There is no information available for this species. Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species. Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species. Status and Conservation. Yates’s Tuco-tuco has not yet been assessed on The [UCN Red Last. Bibliography. Gardner et al. (2014).