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Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
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Le tatou 
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“ 
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et dans celle des Missions, sans s’approcher beaucoup de la rivière de la Plate.... vers le Sud par les Pampas de Buenos Ayres”
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. Name combination.
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. Nomen nudum.
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. Name combination.
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. Name combination.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D40575018FE518D29" authority=": Lahille, 1899: 203" authorityName="Lahille" authorityPageNumber="203" authorityYear="1899" box="[109,463,1606,1629]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Tatu" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D40575018FF618D29" box="[109,255,1606,1629]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Tatu hybridus</emphasis>
: 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D41345018FE518D29" author="LAHILLE, F." box="[270,463,1606,1629]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" pagination="1 - 262" refId="ref11161" refString="LAHILLE, F. 1899. Ensayo sobre la distribucion geografica de los mamiferos en la Republica Argentina. Primera Reunion del Congreso Cientifico Latino Americano, celebrada en Buenos Aires del 10 al 20 de abril de 1898 3: 1 - 262." type="journal article" year="1899">Lahille, 1899:203</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Name combination.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D40575038FEB48DE9" blockId="1.[109,792,1158,1949]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
[
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D404C5038FEA58D09" authority="" box="[118,315,1638,1661]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Tatusia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Muletia">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D404C5038FEA58D09" box="[118,315,1638,1661]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Tatusia (Muletia)</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
] 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D416D5038FD5C8D09" authority=": Trouessart, 1898: 1140" authorityName="Trouessart" authorityPageNumber="1140" authorityYear="1898" box="[343,706,1638,1661]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Tatusia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybrida">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D416D5038FE348D09" box="[343,426,1638,1661]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybrida</emphasis>
: 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D41FE5038FD5C8D09" author="TROUESSART, E. L." box="[452,706,1638,1661]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref13111" refString="TROUESSART, E. L. 1898. Catalogus mammalium tam viventium quam fossilium. Fasciculus V. Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Allotheria, Monotremata. R. Friedlander &amp; Sohn, Berlin, Germany." type="book" year="1898">Trouessart, 1898:1140</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Name combination.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D405750F8FEB48DA9" blockId="1.[109,792,1158,1949]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
[
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D404C50F8FD238DC9" authority="" authorityName="Trouessart" authorityPageNumber="814" authorityYear="1905" box="[118,701,1702,1725]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Tatus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Muletia">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D404C50F8FEB58DC9" box="[118,299,1702,1725]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Tatus (Muletia)</emphasis>
] 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D417650F8FE378DC9" box="[332,425,1702,1725]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybridus</emphasis>
: 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D41F250F8FD238DC9" author="TROUESSART, E. L." box="[456,701,1702,1725]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref13151" refString="TROUESSART, E. L. 1905. Catalogus Mammalium tam viventium quam fossilium, supplement. R. Friedlander &amp; Sohn, Berlin, Germany." type="book" year="1905">Trouessart, 1905:814</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Name combination.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D405750B8FEB48C69" blockId="1.[109,792,1158,1949]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D405750B8FD268D89" authority=": A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914: 46" authorityName="A. Miranda-Ribeiro" authorityPageNumber="46" authorityYear="1914" box="[109,696,1766,1789]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Muletia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybrida">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D405750B8FEAE8D89" box="[109,304,1766,1789]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Muletia hybrida</emphasis>
: A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914:46
</taxonomicName>
. Name combination.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D40575178FEE08C09" blockId="1.[109,792,1158,1949]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D40575178FF1E8C49" box="[109,128,1830,1853]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
<insertion id="0A365149CF1C2E7D40BB5178FF458C49" box="[129,219,1830,1853]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
[
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D40B35178FF4C8C49" box="[137,210,1830,1853]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">asypus</emphasis>
]
</insertion>
. 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D40C15178FEE38C49" box="[251,381,1830,1853]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Brevi-cauda</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D41AD5178FD158C49" author="LARRANAGA, D. A." box="[407,651,1830,1853]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref11206" refString="LARRANAGA, D. A. 1923. Escritos. Vol. 2. Instituto Historico y Geografico del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay." type="book" year="1923">Larrañaga, 1923:344</bibRefCitation>
. 
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not stated, but 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1C2E7D412F5118FEEC8C29" box="[277,370,1862,1885]" name="Uruguay" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
implied (p. 242); based on 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D429C5118FE8A8C09" author="DE AZARA, F." pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref9528" refString="DE AZARA, F. 1802. Apuntamientos para la historia natural de los cuadrupedos del Paraguay y Rio de la Plata. Vol. 2. La Imprinta de la Viuda de Ibarra, Madrid, Spain." type="book" year="1802">de Azara’s (1802:156)</bibRefCitation>
<quote id="E54CC19ACF1C2E7D41215138FEE08C09" box="[283,382,1894,1917]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">“Mulita.”</quote>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D405751D8FBC78A75" blockId="1.[109,792,1158,1949]" lastBlockId="1.[888,1496,201,257]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D405751D8FC538B95" authority=": Azevedo, El Achkar, Martins, and Ximenez, 1982: 95" authorityName="Azevedo, El Achkar, Martins, and Ximenez" authorityPageNumber="95" authorityYear="1982" box="[109,973,201,1949]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hibridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D405751D8FEBD8CE9" box="[109,291,1925,1949]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus hibridus</emphasis>
: 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D411551DBFC538B95" author="AZEVEDO, T. R. D. &amp; D. EL ACHKAR &amp; M. MARTINS &amp; A. XIMENEZ" box="[303,973,201,1949]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" pagination="93 - 104" refId="ref8149" refString="AZEVEDO, T. R. D., D. EL ACHKAR, M. MARTINS, AND A. XIMENEZ. 1982. Lista sistematica dos mamiferos de Santa Catarina conservados nos principais museus do Estado. Revista Nordestina de Biologia 5: 93 - 104." type="journal article" year="1982">Azevedo, El Achkar, Martins, and Ximenez, 1982:95</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Incorrect subsequent spelling of 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D450B5694FC038A75" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Loricatus hybridus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D439956B4FBCC8A75" author="DESMAREST, A. G." box="[931,1106,233,257]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref9567" refString="DESMAREST, A. G. 1804. Tableau Methodique des mammiferes. Pp. 5 - 58 in Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquee aux arts, principalement a l'agriculture et a l'economie rurale et domestique: par une societe de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs: avec des figures tirees des trois regnes de la nature. Chez Deterville, Paris, France." type="book" year="1804">Desmarest, 1804</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D43725741FA798A22" blockId="1.[840,1523,287,342]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Context as for genus. Synonymy is modified from 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D438C5761FB1B8A22" author="WETZEL, R. M. &amp; A. L. GARDNER &amp; K. H. REDFORD &amp; J. F. EISENBERG" box="[950,1157,319,342]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref13661" refString="WETZEL, R. M., A. L. GARDNER, K. H. REDFORD, AND J. F. EISENBERG. 2008. Order Cingulata. Pp. 128 - 156 in Mammals of South America, volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews and Bats (A. L. Gardner, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois." type="book" year="2008">Wetzel et al. (2008)</bibRefCitation>
. 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D44A85761FACE8A22" ID-CoL="349W5" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[1170,1360,319,342]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D44A85761FACE8A22" box="[1170,1360,319,342]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is monotypic.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="DFA96503CF1C2E7D43725731FBB78872" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="description">
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D43725731FAF98912" blockId="1.[840,1523,367,774]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
NOMENCLATURAL NOTES. The generic name, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D457A5731FA028AF2" box="[1344,1436,367,390]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D457A5731FA028AF2" box="[1344,1436,367,390]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, means hairy or rough-footed (dasy from 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D448257D1FB6D8AD2" box="[1208,1267,399,422]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">dasys</emphasis>
, Greek, meaning hairy, rough + pus from 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D442357F1FBD58AB2" box="[1049,1099,431,454]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">pous</emphasis>
, Greek, meaning foot; see Braun and Mares 1995). The species name, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D449F5791FA9C8A92" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[1189,1282,463,486]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D449F5791FA9C8A92" box="[1189,1282,463,486]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(from 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D45765791FA3D8A92" box="[1356,1443,463,486]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybridis</emphasis>
, meaning a hybrid), possibly refers to the 7 movable bands that gave the species the appearance of being a hybrid between the 9-banded armadillo (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D43FA5471FB288932" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[960,1206,559,582]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="novemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43FA5471FB288932" box="[960,1206,559,582]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus novemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and the 7-banded armadillo (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D436B5411FBD78912" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[849,1097,591,614]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D436B5411FBD78912" box="[849,1097,591,614]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus septemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—Braun and Mares 1995).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D43495431FBB78872" blockId="1.[840,1523,367,774]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Other common names in Spanish are mulita, mulita orejuda, mulita chica, and mulita pampeana, and in Portuguese tatuíra and tatú-mulita (Superina and Aguiar 2006; Abba and Vizcaíno 2011). It is sometimes called the southern lesser long-nosed armadillo in English.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSection id="FE3C2F63CF1C2E7D4476550BFA7D8D7B" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="multiple">
<subSubSection id="DFA96503CF1C2E7D4476550BFA7D8D7B" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D4476550BFB71881B" blockId="1.[1100,1263,853,879]" box="[1100,1263,853,879]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<heading id="CC4481E4CF1C2E7D4476550BFB71881B" allCaps="true" bold="true" box="[1100,1263,853,879]" centered="true" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" reason="6">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D4476550BFB71881B" bold="true" box="[1100,1263,853,879]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">DIAGNOSIS</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1C2E7D434955C7FA7D8D7B" blockId="1.[840,1523,920,1552]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D434955C7FBAC88C4" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[883,1074,921,944]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D434955C7FBAC88C4" box="[883,1074,921,944]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a small armadillo that usually bears 7 movable bands on its gray carapace and has a relatively long tail, long rostrum, and long, parallel ears that are, however, relatively shorter than in other 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D442455A7FBE68F64" box="[1054,1144,1017,1040]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D442455A7FBE68F64" box="[1054,1144,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="0F882A0DCF1C2E7D44BC55A6FB5C8F7B" box="[1158,1218,1016,1039]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="0.[840,873,1726,1747]" captionTargetBox="[843,1519,1262,1713]" captionTargetId="figure-423@0.[843,1519,1262,1713]" captionTargetPageId="0" captionText="Fig. 1.—A Dasypus hybridus from Saavedra, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.Photograph byRicardoFernandez Chaves usedwith permission." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4573351" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4573351/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
; Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979). 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D43725247FC5B8F44" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[840,965,1048,1072]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43725247FCC58F44" box="[840,859,1049,1072]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43505247FC5B8F44" box="[874,965,1049,1072]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lacks the protruding scales on the hind legs characteristic of the greater long-nosed armadillo (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D45265267FA0B8F24" authorityName="Krauss" authorityYear="1862" box="[1308,1429,1081,1104]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kappleri">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D45265267FA0B8F24" box="[1308,1429,1081,1104]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. kappleri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and the dense, light brown hair on the dorsum of the woolly armadillo (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D436B5227FC258FE4" authorityName="Fitzinger" authorityYear="1856" box="[849,955,1145,1168]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Cryptophractus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pilosus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D436B5227FC258FE4" box="[849,955,1145,1168]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. pilosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). It has a smaller head and shorter body length, a proportionally shorter tail (&lt;70% compared to ≥ 70% of head and body length), fewer movable bands, and a more uniform carapace color than the partially sympatric 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D44885287FAFC8F84" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[1202,1378,1241,1264]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="novemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D44885287FAFC8F84" box="[1202,1378,1241,1264]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. novemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(whose carapace is sometimes yellow on the sides—Wetzel 1985a). Palate length of 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D438A5347FBB38E44" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[944,1069,1304,1328]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D438A5347FC5D8E44" box="[944,963,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43E85347FBB38E44" box="[978,1069,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 66% of naso-condyle length, compared to 69% in 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D438F5367FA928E3B" authority="(Wetzel 1985 b)" baseAuthorityName="Wetzel" baseAuthorityYear="1985" box="[949,1292,1336,1360]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="novemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D438F5367FBFD8E24" box="[949,1123,1337,1360]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. novemcinctus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1C2E7D44485366FA9F8E3B" author="WETZEL, R. M." box="[1138,1281,1336,1359]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" refId="ref13606" refString="WETZEL, R. M. 1985 b. Taxonomy and distribution of armadillos, Dasypodidae. Pp. 23 - 46 in The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas (G. G. Montgomery, ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C." type="book" year="1985">Wetzel 1985b</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1C2E7D452D5367FA0C8E24" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[1303,1426,1337,1360]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D452D5367FA0C8E24" box="[1303,1426,1337,1360]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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is larger, has shorter ears and fewer movable bands, and is distributed farther south than 
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. The llanos long-nosed armadillo (
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D436B53C7FC7F8EC4" box="[849,993,1433,1456]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. sabanicola</emphasis>
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) is similar in size, but has a greater number of movable bands and is restricted to 
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and 
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(
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). 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43925387FBB28E84" box="[936,1068,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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is slightly smaller than Yepes’s mulita (
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D436B53A7FC2F8D64" box="[849,945,1529,1552]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. yepesi</emphasis>
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—Vizcaíno 1995) and much smaller than 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D455F53A7FA428D64" box="[1381,1500,1529,1552]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">D. kappleri</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D43D1503FFACE8D0F" bold="true" box="[1003,1360,1633,1659]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">GENERAL CHARACTERS</emphasis>
</heading>
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Like all 
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, 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1C2E7D440D50FBFB6F8DC8" box="[1079,1265,1701,1724]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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bears a carapace consisting of ossified dermal scutes (osteoderms) that are covered by epidermal scales (
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A–C). Six to 7 (sometimes 8) bands separate the scapular and pelvic shields (
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). The tail and top of the head are also covered with scutes. The dark gray carapace is sparsely haired. Each osteoderm of the movable bands is about 
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long and 
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wide (
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) and bears 3 triangular figures (sectors), the central one with an apex pointing anteriorly and the lateral ones posteriorly. There are 6–7 perforations in the groove that separates the figures. Two parallel, longitudinal lines of small perforations are present on the central figure. Usually there are 3–4 perforations in the posterior border (Vizcaíno and Bargo 1993). The osteoderms of the scapular and pelvic shields are about 
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long and 
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wide (
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). They are predominantly hexagonal and bear a subcircular main figure that is somewhat displaced toward the rear and surrounded by up to 8 small, peripheral figures. One perforation in each intersection of the groove delimits the main figure from the grooves that separate the small peripheral figures from each other (Vizcaíno and Bargo 1993). The osteoderms of the head shield vary in size and shape and lack figures (
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).
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1F2E7E4372535FFC178E62" bold="true" box="[840,905,1281,1302]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
—Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of skull and lateral view of mandible of an adult male 
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(MLP 2421 [Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, mammal collection]) from Coronel Dorrego, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Greatest length of skull is 70 mm.
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1F2E7E405650A6FF2E8C79" bold="true" box="[108,176,1784,1805]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Fig. 2.</emphasis>
—Osteoderms of different parts of the carapace of 
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: A) Movable bands, 20 mm length by 5 mm width; note the 3 triangular figures. B) Scapular and pelvic shields, 5 mm length by 5 mm width; note subcircular main figure and the small, peripheral figures. C) Head shield; note the lack of figures.
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The tail is 67–70% of body length, bears distinct rings on the proximal two-thirds, and has a slender tip (
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; Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979). The head is slender, with the rostrum forming 55–58% of the length of the skull (
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), and bears a trapezoidal head shield. The relatively long ears reach 25–33% of the head length and are closer together than in other armadillo genera (
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; Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979). The 4 toes (see “Form and Function”) on the forefeet and 5 on the hind feet are equipped with large decurved claws (Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979).
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Mean external measurements (mm ± 
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, with parenthetical 
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) given by 
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for adult specimens (mixed sexes) from 
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(
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= 10), 
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(
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= 11), and 
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(
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; 
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= 5) were total body length (from the tip of the snout to the base of the tail), 297.3 ± 10.6 (11); tail length, 169.0 ± 9.8 (11); hindfoot length, 66.3 ± 3.9 (7); ear length, 27.4 ± 2.6 (11). Range of measurements (mm, with parenthetical 
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) of animals from several localities (Feijó and Cordeiro-Estrela 2014) were tail length, 150–185 (9); ear length, 20–27 (8); skull length, 69–81.07 (24); condylobasal length, 66.3–75.5 (22); nasal length, 20.67–25.51 (21); zygomatic width, 28.69–34.04 (24); braincase width, 23.96– 27.3 (24). Mean measurements (mm, of 39 adults— 
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and 
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of Buenos Aires province, Argentina—Abba et al. 2011) were tail length, 163.10; ear length, 26.17; head length, 83.03; length of scapular shield, 162.21; length of front band, 269.08; length of back band, 264.05; total body length, 255.57; tail base circumference, 104.95 (for details about the measurements, see Loughry and McDonough 1996; Abba et al. 2011). No sexual dimorphism has been observed (Abba et al. 2011). Adult 
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have a mean body mass of about 
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(
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, 
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= 4; Abba et al. 2011, 
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, 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F437255FFFC1588C2" bold="true" box="[840,907,929,950]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
—Geographic distribution (brown) of 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F453D55FCFA2988C3" box="[1287,1463,930,951]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Map redrawn from Abba and Superina (2010) with modifications.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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The number of movable bands given by 
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, mean ± 
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, with parenthetical 
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) is 6.9 ± 0.6 (20); that of 28 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F428C5215FF0C8FF6" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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from 
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is 6.5 ± 0.5 (Abba 2008); and 
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described 
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with 6 bands, 1 with 7 bands, and 8 fetuses with 5 bands. The number of scutes on the 4th movable band given by Feijó and Cordeiro-Estrela (2014, 
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= 20) is 46–55, and the number given by 
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is 52.6 ± 2.2 (
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F429752B5FD248E76" box="[685,698,1259,1282]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">n</emphasis>
= 20).
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Condyle-nasal length is 70.2 ± 
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(mean ± 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F42A35355FD278E56" box="[665,697,1291,1314]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">SD</emphasis>
, 
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=26), the adjusted rostral length (distance along midline of rostrum from a line through lacrimal foramina to tip of nasal bone) is 39.1 ± 
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(
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= 26), and the ratio of the adjusted rostral length to condyle-nasal length is 0.56 ± 0.01 (
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= 26— 
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). The palate is long, extending posteriorly beyond the margin of the toothrows. The pterygoids contribute to the posterior surface of the palate, except at the midventral point of the posterior border. The mandible is proportionally more slender than in other armadillos. The proximal segment of the anterior wing of the hyoid points toward the midline of the palate (Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979).
</paragraph>
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<heading id="CC4481E4CF1E2E7F416C50FEFDB08DCE" allCaps="true" bold="true" box="[342,558,1696,1722]" centered="true" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" reason="6">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F416C50FEFDB08DCE" bold="true" box="[342,558,1696,1722]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">DISTRIBUTION</emphasis>
</heading>
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F40A250BDFEC98D8E" box="[152,343,1763,1786]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is found in 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1E2E7F41E850BDFDA18D8E" box="[466,575,1763,1786]" name="Argentina" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Argentina</collectingCountry>
, 
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, 
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, and southern 
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(
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). The exact northern limit of its range is uncertain due to its morphological similarity with 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F429E517DFF278C2E" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">D. septemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the western limit is unclear due to its similarity with 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F409C513DFE938C0E" box="[166,269,1891,1914]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">D. yepesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Reported from the provinces of 
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, 
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, Córdoba, 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F411551DDFE3F8CEE" box="[303,417,1923,1946]" country="Argentina" name="Corrientes" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Corrientes</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F419551DDFDB88CEE" box="[431,550,1923,1946]" country="Argentina" name="Entre Rios" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Entre Ríos</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F420F51DDFD0B8CEE" box="[565,661,1923,1946]" country="Argentina" name="Formosa" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Formosa</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F429951DDFC8A8CEE" box="[675,788,1923,1946]" country="Argentina" name="La Pampa" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">La Pampa</collectingRegion>
, Misiones, 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F438C55A4FB8A8F65" box="[950,1044,1018,1041]" country="Argentina" name="Santa Fe" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Santa Fe</collectingRegion>
, and 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F447155A4FA878F65" box="[1099,1305,1018,1041]" country="Argentina" name="Santiago del Estero" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Santiago del Estero</collectingRegion>
(Abba and Superina 2010; Abba and Vizcaíno 2011; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F44925244FAC18F45" author="ABBA, A. M. &amp; M. F. TOGNELLI, V. &amp; P. S EITZ &amp; J. B. BENDER &amp; S. F. VIZCAINO" box="[1192,1375,1050,1073]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="123 - 136" refId="ref7808" refString="ABBA, A. M., M. F. TOGNELLI, V. P. S EITZ, J. B. BENDER, AND S. F. VIZCAINO. 2012. Distribution of extant xenarthrans (Mammalia: Xenarthra) in Argentina using species distribution models. Mammalia 76: 123 - 136." type="journal article" year="2012">Abba et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
), it is widely distributed in 
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. It also occurs in all of 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1E2E7F45735264FA388F25" box="[1353,1446,1082,1105]" name="Uruguay" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
except 
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(Fallabrino and Castiñeira 2006; 
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). The records from 
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are limited to 
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lacking specific locality data and another from 
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(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F43F452E4FBD38FA5" author="SMITH, P." box="[974,1101,1210,1233]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="18 - 28" refId="ref12646" refString="SMITH, P. 2012. Assessing the assessment, the relevance of the 2006 Paraguayan mammal Red List to the reality of Xenarthra conservation in 2012. Edentata 13: 18 - 28." type="journal article" year="2012">Smith 2012</bibRefCitation>
). In 
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, 
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. 
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</taxonomicName>
occurs in the provinces of 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F43F55284FB898F85" box="[975,1047,1242,1265]" country="Brazil" name="Parana" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Paraná</collectingRegion>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F441F5284FB588F85" author="REIS, N. R. D. &amp; A. L. PERACCHI &amp; M. N. FREGONEZI &amp; B. K. ROSSANEIS" box="[1061,1222,1242,1265]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" refId="ref12307" refString="REIS, N. R. D., A. L. PERACCHI, M. N. FREGONEZI, AND B. K. ROSSANEIS. 2010. Mamiferos do Brasil. Guia de identificacao. Technical Books Editora, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." type="book" year="2010">Reis et al. 2010</bibRefCitation>
), 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F44E05284FA038F85" box="[1242,1437,1242,1265]" country="Brazil" name="Rio Grande do Sul" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Rio Grande do Sul</collectingRegion>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F45905284FC238E65" author="CORREA, L. L. C. &amp; D. E. SILVA &amp; D. M. M. PAZINATO &amp; S. V. OLIVEIRA &amp; A. L. R. SEIXAS" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="41 - 48" refId="ref9307" refString="CORREA, L. L. C., D. E. SILVA, D. M. M. PAZINATO, S. V. OLIVEIRA, AND A. L. R. SEIXAS. 2013. Medium and large mammals found in the central country of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Caderno de Pesquisa, Serie Biologia 25: 41 - 48." type="journal article" year="2013">Corrêa et al. 2013</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F43F452A4FB3D8E65" author="OLIVEIRA, S. V. &amp; F. M. QUINTELA &amp; E. R. SECCHI" box="[974,1187,1274,1297]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="55 - 61" refId="ref11891" refString="OLIVEIRA, S. V., F. M. QUINTELA, AND E. R. SECCHI. 2013. Medium and large sized mammal assemblages in coastal dunes and adjacent marshes in southern Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences 35: 55 - 61." type="journal article" year="2013">Oliveira et al. 2013</bibRefCitation>
), and 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F44D752A4FA158E65" box="[1261,1419,1274,1297]" country="Brazil" name="Santa Catarina" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Santa Catarina</collectingRegion>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F45A452A4FC278E45" author="CHEREM, J. J. &amp; LOPES, S. &amp; ALTHOFF, AND &amp; M. E. GRAIPEL" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="151 - 184" refId="ref8956" refString="CHEREM, J. J., P. C. SIMOES- LOPES, S. ALTHOFF, AND M. E. GRAIPEL. 2004. Lista do mamiferos do estado de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil. Mastozoologia Neotropical 11: 151 - 184." type="journal article" year="2004">Cherem et al. 2004</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F43F35344FB168E45" author="SPEZIA, M. B. &amp; D. GRASEL &amp; G. B. MIRANDA" box="[969,1160,1306,1329]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="145 - 154" refId="ref12681" refString="SPEZIA, M. B., D. GRASEL, AND G. B. MIRANDA. 2013. Inventario rapido de mamiferos nao voadores em um fragmento florestal do bioma Mata Atlantica. Uonesc &amp; Ciencia ACBS 4: 145 - 154." type="journal article" year="2013">Spezia et al. 2013</bibRefCitation>
). Its presence in 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1E2E7F45795344FA718E45" box="[1347,1519,1306,1329]" country="Brazil" name="Sao Paulo" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">São Paulo State</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1E2E7F43725364FC128E25" box="[840,908,1338,1361]" name="Brazil" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, is uncertain: the single record of 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F44C55364FA5A8E25" author="JORGE, W. &amp; A. T. O &amp; SOUZA, AND &amp; R. BEST" box="[1279,1476,1338,1361]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" refId="ref10944" refString="JORGE, W., A. T. O RSI- SOUZA, AND R. BEST. 1985. The somatic chromosomes of Xenarthra. Pp. 121 - 129 in The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas (G. G. Montgomery, ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C." type="book" year="1985">Jorge et al. (1985)</bibRefCitation>
and those of 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1E2E7F43985304FB148E05" author="ANACLETO, T. C. S. &amp; J. A. F. DINIZ &amp; M. V. C. VITAL" box="[930,1162,1370,1393]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" pagination="202 - 213" refId="ref8097" refString="ANACLETO, T. C. S., J. A. F. DINIZ, AND M. V. C. VITAL. 2006. Estimating potential geographic ranges of armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) in Brazil under niche-based models. Mammalia 70: 202 - 213." type="journal article" year="2006">Anacleto et al. (2006)</bibRefCitation>
may be 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F44DC5304FA3A8E05" box="[1254,1444,1370,1393]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1E2E7F44DC5304FA3E8E05" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[1254,1440,1370,1393]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septemcinctus">D. septemcinctus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F441C53F2FA8B8EB2" bold="true" box="[1062,1301,1452,1478]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">FOSSIL RECORD</emphasis>
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The genus 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F43C853B1FBD08D72" box="[1010,1102,1519,1542]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Dasypus</emphasis>
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is known from the early Pleistocene (
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). 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F44075051FB628D52" box="[1085,1276,1551,1574]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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is known from the late Pleistocene (Lujanian Stage/Age) to Recent of South America (Carlini and Scillato-Yané 1999). The earliest record of this species is from 
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, where it was found in the local mammalian biozone 
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(
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) 
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(about 130,000 years ago—Cione and Tonni 1999, 2005). In summary, the existence of 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F43CC5091FBED8D92" box="[1014,1139,1743,1766]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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dates back about 100,000 years.
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F43C6517EFAA08C4E" bold="true" box="[1020,1342,1824,1850]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">FORM AND FUNCTION</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F4349513DFC288C0F" bold="true" box="[883,950,1891,1915]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Form.</emphasis>
—Armadillos of the genus 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1E2E7F44C0513DFAC98C0E" box="[1274,1367,1891,1914]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Dasypus</emphasis>
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are the only living 
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that retain 2 functional generations of teeth and have enamel (
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). The thin enamel layer is present only at the tip and can be observed only in unworn permanent molars (
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). The adult dentition of 
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typically consists of 8/8 homogeneous molariform teeth (Mf/mf), although many specimens have only 7 teeth, the anteriormost locus being empty. None of the upper teeth are placed in the premaxilla. The anterior 7 loci in both the maxilla and dentary are replaced; only the posteriormost tooth (Mf/mf 8) erupts later (
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). The order of dental eruption in 
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is variable. One specimen studied by 
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had a full complement of deciduous teeth along with the erupted molar in each series. Another specimen had most upper and lower permanent premolars (P/p3–P/p7) but lacked fully erupted molars in the dentary and had only 1 upper molar on the left side. In some individuals, the molar fails to erupt on one side, without a sign of an alveolus. Eruption of the permanent dentition generally occurs from posterior to anterior, with upper and lower molars erupting first, followed by P/p4–7, P/p3, P/p2, and finally P/p1 (
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). The permanent teeth are euhypsodont (ever-growing, high-crowned teeth, with an open pulp cavity), conical when first erupted, and become cylindrical with growth and wear (
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). The eruption of permanent teeth is considered to occur relatively late, as previously observed in afrotherians (
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).
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The skin of 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF192E78412D5595FE0A8896" box="[279,404,971,994]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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on the ventral side bears small, dark brown prominences (hair follicles and glands) of 
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diameter with 1, 2, or more hairs in their central part. The skin is thinnest on the neck, tail, and immediately below the external carapace edge. It is also thin and smooth on the inner side of the legs, although it is thick and wrinkled on the abdomen (Cuba- 
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). The hair follicles in the areas of thin skin are typical but smaller (Cuba-Caparó 1979).
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Both lungs have apical, medial, and diaphragmatic lobes (Cuba-Caparó 1979). The digestive tract follows the typical structure of monogastric mammals. Histological features of 
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have been described by Cuba-Caparó (1978). The mean length of the small intestine is 145.6 ± 
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(
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= 9—A. M. Abba and M. C. Ezquiaga, in litt.). The cecum is histologically similar to the large intestine (
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). The liver consists of 4 lobes, 2 of which are visible only from the abdominal side (Cuba- 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF192E7840575395FF6A8E96" author="CAPARO, A." box="[109,244,1483,1506]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" refId="ref9408" refString="CUBA- CAPARO, A. 1978. The armadillo in biomedical research. Pp. 18 - 31 in The armadillo as an experimental model in biomedical research. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Pan American Center for Research and Training in leprosy and tropical diseases, 23 - 27 May 1977, Caracas, Venezuela." type="proceedings paper" year="1978">Caparó 1978</bibRefCitation>
). The spleen, a relatively simple structure (Casanave and Galíndez 2008) with a smooth, deep red surface, weighs &lt;1% of body mass in adults but 2.3–3.9% of body mass in newborns (
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). The spleen consists of red pulp formed by sinuses and with little lymphoidal tissue (Cuba-Caparó 1978) and has a bilayered fibromuscular capsule and numerous trabeculae (
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). Its hemopoietic function is limited to erythrocytic and megakaryocytic lines; there is no evidence for granulopoiesis (
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). The main lymph nodes are the cervical superficial, axillary, inguinal, cervical, prescapular, tracheobronchial, abdominal, mesenteric, and preaortic (Cuba- 
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, 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF192E7841335175FEA08C36" author="CAPARO, A." box="[265,318,1835,1858]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" refId="ref9467" refString="CUBA- CAPARO, A. 1979. Atlas de histologia del armadillo de 7 - bandas (Dasypus hybridus). Centro Panamericano de Zoonosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina." type="book" year="1979">1979</bibRefCitation>
). The olfactory mucosa follows the typical mammalian organization (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF192E7841B95115FDDE8C16" author="FERRARI, C. C. &amp; P. D. CARMANCHAHI &amp; H. J. ALDANA MARCOS &amp; J. M. AFFANNI" box="[387,576,1867,1890]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" pagination="269 - 278" refId="ref10128" refString="FERRARI, C. C., P. D. CARMANCHAHI, H. J. ALDANA MARCOS, AND J. M. AFFANNI. 2000. Ultrastructural characterisation of the olfactory mucosa of the armadillo Dasypus hybridus (Dasypodidae, Xenarthra). Journal of Anatomy 196: 269 - 278." type="journal article" year="2000">Ferrari et al. 2000</bibRefCitation>
).
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Blood can be collected from the coccygeal vein (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF192E7842AF5135FF3C8CD6" author="LUACES, J. P. &amp; L. F. ROSSI &amp; H. J. ALDANA MARCOS &amp; M. S. MERANI" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" pagination="63 - 69" refId="ref11313" refString="LUACES, J. P., L. F. ROSSI, H. J. ALDANA MARCOS, AND M. S. MERANI. 2011. The rete mirabile of the tail, an effective site for sampling sterile blood from armadillos (Dasypodidae, Xenarthra). Italian Journal of Zoology 78: 63 - 69." type="journal article" year="2011">Luaces et al. 2011</bibRefCitation>
). Hematological parameters given by Cuba-Caparó (1976) for males (
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= 10) and females (
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= 16), respectively, were (mean ± 
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): packed cell volume, 40.47 ± 1.26 and 39.67 ± 1.40 ml/ dl; sedimentation rate, 15.3 ± 3.26 and 10.6 ± 
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/h; red blood cell count, 6.001 ± 0.128 and 5.963 ± 0.170· 
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/mm 
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; white blood cell count, 8.425 ± 1.417 and 10.084 ± 1.001· 
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; hemoglobin, 16.14 ± 0.66 and 16.84 ± 
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/dl; mean cell volume, 67.30 ± 1.94 and 68.04 ± 3.65 μ 
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; mean cell hemoglobin, 26.87 ± 1.11 and 28.66 ± 1.15 μμg; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, 40.12 ± 1.93% and 42.74 ± 1.64%. Absolute leukocyte values per mm 
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given by Cuba-Caparó (1976) for males (
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= 10) and females (
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= 16), respectively, were (mean ± 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF192E7843585475FC088936" box="[866,918,555,578]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">SEM</emphasis>
): banded neutrophils, 456 ± 6.7 and 195 ± 52.90; polymorphonuclear neutrophils, 4,461 ± 650.0 and 5,716 ± 749.4; eosinophils, 173 ± 62.4 and 138 ± 26.0; basophils, 81 ± 30.9 and 50 ± 15.9; monocytes, 369 ± 103.2 and 527 ± 80.3; lymphocytes, 2,877 ± 673.3 and 3,455 ± 419.1. Gender differences were not statistically significant. The lymphocytes lack receptors for the Fc-segments of immunoglobulins (
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).
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females have 4 inguinal mammary glands (Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979). The simple pear-shaped uterus is flattened dorsoventrally, with a convex surface of the fundus. It measures from 2.5 to 3.0 cm at its widest point and is 4.0–5.0 cm long (
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). “The cervix leads to a tubular structure where the columnar epithelium changes abruptly to transitional epithelium, forming a urogenital sinus rather than a true vagina” (
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). The urogenital sinus is large, slightly arched, and 1.5–2.0cm long. The large vulva ranges from 0.8 to 1.0 cm (
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). Disk-shaped ovaries with a slight central concavity facing the infundibulum, and a slight convexity facing the mesovarium, are enclosed in a bursa ovarica and lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, with the concavity corresponding to the parenchymatous zone and the convexity to the vascular zone of the ovary (Codón and Casanave 2000; 
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). The diameter of the ovary varies from 
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and its thickness is about 
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(
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). The ampulla of the 2.0– 
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(
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) oviduct coils around the tubal extremity of the ovary and continues caudally along the concave side up to the middle of the ovary. Primordial follicles are mainly concentrated in the concavity. A corpus luteum was observed in 1 out of 5 apparently nonpregnant individuals collected in March (Codón and Casanave 2000).
</paragraph>
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The intra-abdominal testes produce spermatozoa that average 
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(
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). Their heads are relatively small (
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long and 
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wide), oval in the frontal view, and with an ensiform profile (
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; Cetica and Merani 2008). The penis is similar to that of 
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and 
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(see Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979: figure 2), and somewhat thickened at its base. It has a trifid appearance due to a distal pair of lateral lobes flanking a pointed tip (Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979).
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The forefoot of 
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has a reduced 5th digit. Digits II and III are similar in size and longer than digits I and IV. A series of modifications in the carpus, including a reduced contact among carpals and metacarpals, separate this species from the typical form attributed to scratch-diggers (
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). Vizcaíno and Milne (2002) and 
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classified the 
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tribe as generalized diggers, with only 
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being less fossorial (armadillo tribes in increasing order of fossoriality: 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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). Vertebral formula of 
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. 
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is 7 C, 9–11 T, 4–5 L, 9 S, and 22 Ca, total 51–54 (
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; 
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).
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—Like all 
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, 
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has poor thermoregulatory abilities. The rectal temperature of wild 
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varies from 33.1°C to 38.4°C, with a mean of 36.0°C (Abba et al. 2011). At a constant ambient temperature of 21°C, the morning body temperature of 
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is between 29.5°C and 32°C (Cuba-Caparó 1976). Abba et al. (2011) proposed that 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E79416C5415FE488916" box="[342,470,587,610]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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might enter torpor and hibernation, as observed in another armadillo species, the pichi, 
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(Superina and Boily 2007)
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. Abba et al. (2011) observed a positive correlation of the rectal temperature of wild individuals with environmental temperature. In 
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, 
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, rectal temperatures are higher in summer than in winter, in young than in juveniles (yearlings) and adults, and in active than in resting individuals (Abba et al. 2011).
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According to observations of mating behavior in captive individuals, the reproductive season is initiated in March (
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). 
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young are born from October to the beginning of December (
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; 
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). Females give birth inside their burrows, in nests made of plant material (Abba et al. 2011). Neonates average 
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(
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= 11—F. Galliari, in litt.).Young are born with their eyes open and continue to nurse until weaned at 2 months of age (Cuba-Caparó 1979). When emerging to forage, the female leaves her offspring inside the burrow, carefully closing the burrow entrance with plant material or soil, presumably to reduce the risk of predation on the young (
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). Juveniles are mainly observed in the austral spring–summer (Abba 2008; Abba and Cassini 2010a). The osteoderms are partially developed at birth, which together with other tissue characteristics of the postcranial skeleton suggests that the young of this species are precocial (
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).
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has a hemochorial placenta, the maternal face of which is uniformly villous except in the areas of insertions of the umbilical cords (
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). Gestation length is about 7 months (Cuba-Caparó 1979). Polyembryony results in 6–10 or even up to 12 presumably monozygotic (genetically identical) offspring (
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; Mañé-Garzón 1977; Wetzel and Mondolfi 1979). The embryology of 
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is described in detail by 
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.
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mainly inhabits grassland habitats on humic soils from near sea level up to 
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above sea level (
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, 2012; Abba and Cassini 2010b). Dependent on natural and seminatural grasslands, it appears to prefer areas of low disturbance with high vegetation cover and avoids cultivated pastures (
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; Abba and Cassini 2010b). 
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is more common in farmlands with extensive cattle ranching than in crop fields (
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) and is rarer in agricultural lands, corn and soybean stubble, and on roadsides (Abba and Vizcaíno 2011); it has been reported to use woodlands in some areas (Abba and Cassini 2008). In 
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, it is predicted to occur in the Pampa and, marginally, the Atlantic forest biomes (
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). Its distribution is limited by the precipitation levels during the driest quarter of the year (
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). Based on a species distribution model for 
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, 27% of the population inhabits the “Pampas” grasslands, 20% the “Espinal” ecoregion, 16% the “Monte” of plains and plateaus, 15% the arid 
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, and 7% the humid 
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. Seven different ecoregions account for the remaining 15% (
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).
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digs and uses burrows for shelter, resting, and thermoregulation. The burrows are usually built on flat or gently sloping ground, more commonly in open fields than in ravines or near rocks (Redford and Eisenberg 1992; 
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). Usually a single (sometimes 2) cylindrical entrance of less than 
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in diameter is hidden under roots, shrubs, or rocks (Redford and Eisenberg 1992; 
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; 
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). The entrance may point to any cardinal direction but often is oriented away from the direction of dominant winds (
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). More than one-half of burrow entrances have dried plant matter in the mouth or in the first 
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of the tunnel (
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). Burrows are linear without branches, with a conical end. Measurements (cm; mean ± 
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) of 20 excavated burrows in 
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were length, 118.8 ± 105.69; width, 15.3± 5.15; depth, 43.4 ±10.22 (
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). One individual dug a 43-cm burrow in 1 night (
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). Nests made of plant matter have been observed near the burrow entrance, at its end, and also in the middle of the tunnel. As observed by one of us (AMA) and 
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, sometimes the nest is placed in a widened section of the burrow (A. M. Abba, in litt.).
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is described as an opportunistic insectivore (
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) or an omnivore with a strong tendency to myrmecophagy (Abba et al. 2011). It digs small and shallow foraging holes, called “hozaduras,” to feed. Stomachs contained mainly ants (49%) and termites (9%), but also some other invertebrates and even young mice (
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). All 32 fecal samples analyzed by Abba et al. (2011) contained remains of arthropods, mainly ants and coleopterans, and large amounts of plant material. Traces of vertebrates (small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles) were detected in less than 1% of 
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feces.
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There is no published information about the natural predators of 
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. However, our field observations suggest that this species, particularly when young, is prey of blackchested buzzard eagles (
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), southern crested caracara (
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E7944285155FB428C56" box="[1042,1244,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Caracara plancus</emphasis>
), lesser grison (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E7945A65155FCE98C36" baseAuthorityName="Molina" baseAuthorityYear="1782" class="Mammalia" family="Mustelidae" genus="Galictis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cuja">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E7945A65155FCE98C36" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Galictis cuja</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), Pampas fox (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E79442D5175FA868C36" baseAuthorityName="G.Fischer" baseAuthorityYear="1814" box="[1047,1304,1835,1858]" class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Lycalopex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gymnocercus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E79442D5175FA868C36" box="[1047,1304,1835,1858]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Lycalopex gymnocercus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and Geoffroy’s cat (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E79436B5115FBB08C16" baseAuthorityName="d'Orbigny &amp; Gervais" baseAuthorityYear="1844" box="[849,1070,1867,1890]" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Leopardus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="geoffroyi">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E79436B5115FBB08C16" box="[849,1070,1867,1890]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Leopardus geoffroyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Other potential predators are mediumto large-sized carnivorous mammals, such as crab-eating fox (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E79436B51D5FB948CD6" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1766" box="[849,1034,1931,1954]" class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cerdocyon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thous">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E79436B51D5FB948CD6" box="[849,1034,1931,1954]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Cerdocyon thous</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), cougar (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E79444651D5FABA8CD6" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1771" box="[1148,1316,1931,1954]" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Puma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="concolor">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E79444651D5FABA8CD6" box="[1148,1316,1931,1954]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Puma concolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), jaguar (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF182E7A45AA51D5FF3C8B96" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Panthera" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="16" order="Carnivora" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="onca">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF182E7A45AA51D5FF3C8B96" italics="true" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Panthera onca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and ocelot (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A417D5695FD818B96" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1758" box="[327,543,203,226]" class="Mammalia" family="Felidae" genus="Leopardus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A417D5695FD818B96" box="[327,543,203,226]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Leopardus pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and raptors such as great black hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A417556B5FDCD8A76" baseAuthorityName="J.F.Gmelin" baseAuthorityYear="1788" box="[335,595,235,258]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Buteogallus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="urubitinga">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A417556B5FDCD8A76" box="[335,595,235,258]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Buteogallus urubitinga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), crowned eagle (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A404C5755FEF38A56" baseAuthorityName="Vieillot" baseAuthorityYear="1817" box="[118,365,267,290]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Buteogallus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coronatus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A404C5755FEF38A56" box="[118,365,267,290]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Buteogallus coronatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and white-tailed hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42B65755FF648A36" baseAuthorityName="Vieillot" baseAuthorityYear="1816" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Geranoaetus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albicaudatus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42B65755FF648A36" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Geranoaetus albicaudatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Juvenile 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41BB5775FD978A36" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[385,521,299,322]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41BB5775FD978A36" box="[385,521,299,322]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
could also be prey of raptors of open areas, such as 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41F35715FDA78A16" authorityName="Baird, Brewer &amp; Ridgway" authorityYear="1874" box="[457,569,331,354]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Parabuteo" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41F35715FDA78A16" box="[457,569,331,354]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Parabuteo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, long-winged hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A404C5735FE8D8AF6" baseAuthorityName="J.F.Gmelin" baseAuthorityYear="1788" box="[118,275,363,386]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Circus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="buffoni">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A404C5735FE8D8AF6" box="[118,275,363,386]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Circus buffoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), zone-tailed hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41C65735FD588AF6" authorityName="Kaup" authorityYear="1847" box="[508,710,363,386]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Buteo" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albonotatus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41C65735FD588AF6" box="[508,710,363,386]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Buteo albonotatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), roadside hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40CB57D5FE038AD6" baseAuthorityName="J.F.Gmelin" baseAuthorityYear="1788" box="[241,413,395,418]" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Buteo" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="magnirostris">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40CB57D5FE038AD6" box="[241,413,395,418]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">B. magnirostris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and savanna hawk (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42AC57D5FF698AB6" baseAuthorityName="Latham" baseAuthorityYear="1790" class="Aves" family="Accipitridae" genus="Buteogallus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Accipitriformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="meridionalis">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42AC57D5FF698AB6" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Buteogallus meridionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), among others. Domestic and feral dogs (
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42E357F5FE818A96" class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Canis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carnivora" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="lupus" subSpecies="familiaris">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42E357F5FE818A96" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Canis lupus familiaris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) are among the most relevant predators of 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A405757B5FF6D8976" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[109,243,491,514]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A405757B5FF6D8976" box="[109,243,491,514]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the presence of these domestic animals is negatively correlated with 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41A85455FD8D8956" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[402,531,523,546]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41A85455FD8D8956" box="[402,531,523,546]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
abundance (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A429A5455FF3D8936" author="ABBA, A. M. &amp; S. F. VIZCAINO &amp; M. H. CASSINI" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="502 - 507" refId="ref7908" refString="ABBA, A. M., S. F. VIZCAINO, AND M. H. CASSINI. 2007. Effects of land use on the distribution of three species of armadillos in the Argentinean pampas. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 502 - 507." type="journal article" year="2007">Abba et al. 2007</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1B2E7A40A25415FE1F8FB6" blockId="6.[109,792,203,1954]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40A25415FEC58916" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[152,347,587,610]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40A25415FEC58916" box="[152,347,587,610]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be a reservoir host for 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A429A5415FEF589F6" authority="(Quevedo et al. 1978)" baseAuthorityName="Quevedo" baseAuthorityYear="1978" class="Gammaproteobacteria" family="Enterobacteriaceae" genus="Salmonella" kingdom="Bacteria" order="Enterobacteriales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Proteobacteria" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A429A5415FC868916" box="[672,792,587,610]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Salmonella</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A404C5435FEFE89F6" author="QUEVEDO, F. &amp; J. LASTA &amp; B. MARTINEZ" box="[118,352,619,642]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refId="ref11978" refString="QUEVEDO, F., J. LASTA, AND B. MARTINEZ. 1978. The armadillo as a reservoir host for Salmonella. Pp. 115 - 117 in The armadillo as an experimental model in biomedical research. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Pan American Center for Research and Training in leprosy and tropical diseases, 23 - 27 May 1977, Caracas, Venezuela." type="proceedings paper" year="1978">Quevedo et al. 1978</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. The fungus 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42335435FC8689F6" authorityName="S.T.Darling" authorityYear="1906" box="[521,792,619,642]" class="Eurotiomycetes" family="Ajellomycetaceae" genus="Histoplasma" kingdom="Fungi" order="Onygenales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="capsulatum">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42335435FC8689F6" box="[521,792,619,642]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Histoplasma capsulatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been isolated from individuals in 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A423054D5FDEA89D6" box="[522,628,651,674]" name="Argentina" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Argentina</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A42BC54D5FF3C89B6" author="BOGADO, M. M. &amp; L. G. PONS DE STORNI &amp; M. BITCHAKOH &amp; M. GIMENEZ &amp; E. DIEHL" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="14 - 17" refId="ref8341" refString="BOGADO, M. M., L. G. PONS DE STORNI, M. BITCHAKOH, M. GIMENEZ, AND E. DIEHL. 1983. Aislamiento de Histoplasma capsulatum en Dasypus hybridus (Tatu mulita de 7 bandas). Revista Argentina de Micologia 6: 14 - 17." type="journal article" year="1983">Bogado et al. 1983</bibRefCitation>
). In 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A40ED54F5FEAB89B6" box="[215,309,683,706]" name="Uruguay" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
, the saprophytic fungus 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A420754F5FC8689B6" box="[573,792,683,706]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Ophiostomataceae" genus="Sporothrix" kingdom="Fungi" order="Ophiostomatales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="schenckii">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A420754F5FC8689B6" box="[573,792,683,706]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Sporothrix schenckii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known as “hongo mulita” (armadillo fungus), and 50–80% of patients treated for sporotrichosis were confirmed as having been in contact with armadillos or their burrows (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A42A45555FF428836" author="MACKINNON, J. E. &amp; I. A &amp; E. GEZUELE &amp; E. CIVILA &amp; S. DALUZ" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="38 - 45" refId="ref11374" refString="MACKINNON, J. E., I. A. CONTI- DIAZ, E. GEZUELE, E. CIVILA, AND S. DALUZ. 1969. Isolation of Sporothrix schenckii from nature and considerations on its pathogenicity and ecology. Sabouraudia 7: 38 - 45." type="journal article" year="1969">Mackinnon et al. 1969</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A40D05575FE268836" author="BONASSE, J. &amp; A. MILLER &amp; E. CIVILA &amp; I. A" box="[234,440,811,834]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="263 - 265" refId="ref8396" refString="BONASSE, J., A. MILLER, E. CIVILA, AND I. A. CONTI- DIAZ. 1987. Esporotricosis cutanea, linfangitico-nodular, con puerta de entrada multiple. Medicina Cutanea Ibero Latino Americana 16: 263 - 265." type="journal article" year="1987">Bonasse et al. 1987</bibRefCitation>
). However, none of 15 examined 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40575515FF758816" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[109,235,843,866]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40575515FF758816" box="[109,235,843,866]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A41165515FE178816" box="[300,393,843,866]" name="Uruguay" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
(erroneously identified as 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A429F5515FF2788F6" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A429F5515FF2788F6" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. septemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A40E45535FE5788F6" author="MACKINNON, J. E. &amp; I. A &amp; E. GEZUELE &amp; E. CIVILA &amp; S. DALUZ" box="[222,457,875,898]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="38 - 45" refId="ref11374" refString="MACKINNON, J. E., I. A. CONTI- DIAZ, E. GEZUELE, E. CIVILA, AND S. DALUZ. 1969. Isolation of Sporothrix schenckii from nature and considerations on its pathogenicity and ecology. Sabouraudia 7: 38 - 45." type="journal article" year="1969">Mackinnon et al. 1969</bibRefCitation>
) were infected with 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A429A5535FC8F88F6" box="[672,785,875,898]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Ophiostomataceae" genus="Sporothrix" kingdom="Fungi" order="Ophiostomatales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A429A5535FC8F88F6" box="[672,785,875,898]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Sporothrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Nevertheless, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A413D55D5FE1988D6" box="[263,391,907,930]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Ophiostomataceae" genus="Sporothrix" kingdom="Fungi" order="Ophiostomatales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="schenckii">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A413D55D5FE1988D6" box="[263,391,907,930]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">S. schenckii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has caused symptoms of disease in other armadillo species (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A414955F5FDAA88B6" author="KAPLAN, W. &amp; J. R. BRODERSON &amp; J. N. PACIFIC" box="[371,564,939,962]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="289 - 294" refId="ref11067" refString="KAPLAN, W., J. R. BRODERSON, AND J. N. PACIFIC. 1982. Spontaneous systemic sporotrichosis in nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus). Sabouraudia 20: 289 - 294." type="journal article" year="1982">Kaplan et al. 1982</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A427B55F5FC9688B6" author="WENKER, C. J. &amp; L. KAUFMANN &amp; L. N. BACCIARINI &amp; N. ROBERT" box="[577,776,939,962]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="474 - 478" refId="ref13501" refString="WENKER, C. J., L. KAUFMANN, L. N. BACCIARINI, AND N. ROBERT. 1998. Sporotrichosis in a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29: 474 - 478." type="journal article" year="1998">Wenker et al. 1998</bibRefCitation>
). Infection of armadillo hunters probably occurs when the animals defend themselves with their claws and the resulting skin lesions are contaminated with soil or plant material bearing 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42A15255FED18F36" authority="(Kaplan et al. 1982)" baseAuthorityName="Kaplan" baseAuthorityYear="1982" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Ophiostomataceae" genus="Sporothrix" kingdom="Fungi" order="Ophiostomatales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="schenckii">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42A15255FC868F56" box="[667,792,1035,1058]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">S. schenckii</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A404C5275FEDD8F36" author="KAPLAN, W. &amp; J. R. BRODERSON &amp; J. N. PACIFIC" box="[118,323,1067,1090]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="289 - 294" refId="ref11067" refString="KAPLAN, W., J. R. BRODERSON, AND J. N. PACIFIC. 1982. Spontaneous systemic sporotrichosis in nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus). Sabouraudia 20: 289 - 294." type="journal article" year="1982">Kaplan et al. 1982</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41675275FE408F36" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[349,478,1067,1090]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41675275FEEE8F36" box="[349,368,1067,1090]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41BB5275FE408F36" box="[385,478,1067,1090]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is one of the few mammals susceptible to 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A413F5215FE698F16" box="[261,503,1099,1122]" class="Actinobacteridae" family="Mycobacteriaceae" genus="Mycobacterium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Bacteria" order="Actinomycetales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Actinobacteria" rank="species" species="leprae">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A413F5215FE698F16" box="[261,503,1099,1122]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Mycobacterium leprae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the causative agent of leprosy (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A40945235FEF38FF6" author="STORRS, E. E. &amp; G. P. WALSH &amp; H. P. BURCHFIELD" box="[174,365,1131,1154]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="216 - 218" refId="ref12814" refString="STORRS, E. E., G. P. WALSH, AND H. P. BURCHFIELD. 1975. Development of leprosy in another species of armadillo, Dasypus hybridus (L.): genetic and immunologic implications. Tropical Medicine and International Health 78: 216 - 218." type="journal article" year="1975">Storrs et al. 1975</bibRefCitation>
; Storrs and Burchfield 1985) and thus has been used in leprosy research in the past (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A426F52D5FC8F8FD6" author="BALINA, L. M." box="[597,785,1163,1186]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="139 - 142" refId="ref8198" refString="BALINA, L. M., ET AL. 1980. Lepra experimental. Inoculos y vias de acceso en el Dasypus hibridus. Hallazgos posteriores a la inoculacion. Leprologia 22: 139 - 142." type="journal article" year="1980">Baliña et al. 1980</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A405752F5FF3C8FB6" author="BALINA, L. M. &amp; R. P. VALDEZ &amp; M. DE HERRERA &amp; H. C. CORDOVA &amp; J. BELLOCQ &amp; N. GARCIA" box="[109,162,1195,1218]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="595 - 599" refId="ref8236" refString="BALINA, L. M., R. P. VALDEZ, M. DE HERRERA, H. C. CORDOVA, J. BELLOCQ, AND N. GARCIA. 1985. Experimental reproduction of leprosy in seven-banded armadillos, Dasypus hybridus. International Journal of Leprosy 53: 595 - 599." type="journal article" year="1985">1985</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A408B52F5FEEF8FB6" author="FRANCO, R. &amp; E. FLIESS &amp; L. CECERE &amp; L. LLOPIS &amp; R. BAUDINO" box="[177,369,1195,1218]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="135 - 143" refId="ref10329" refString="FRANCO, R., E. FLIESS, L. CECERE, L. LLOPIS, AND R. BAUDINO. 1999. Lepra experimental en Dasypus hybridus en Argentina. Revista del Hospital Nacional Baldomero Sommer 2: 135 - 143." type="journal article" year="1999">Franco et al. 1999</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1B2E7A40A25295FEB18C16" blockId="6.[109,792,203,1954]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
Ectoparasites include the fleas 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41D65295FF628E76" authority="(Ezquiaga et al. 2008)" baseAuthorityName="Ezquiaga" baseAuthorityYear="2008" class="Insecta" family="Tungidae" genus="Tunga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonaptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="penetrans">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41D65295FD3C8F96" box="[492,674,1227,1250]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Tunga penetrans</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A42895295FF6D8E76" author="EZQUIAGA, M. C. &amp; M. LARESCHI &amp; A. M. ABBA &amp; G. T. NAVONE" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="193 - 196" refId="ref9852" refString="EZQUIAGA, M. C., M. LARESCHI, A. M. ABBA, AND G. T. NAVONE. 2008. Nuevos registros de pulgas (Siphonaptera) parasitas de Dasipodidos (Mammalia: Xenarthra) en el noreste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mastozoologia Neotropical 15: 193 - 196." type="journal article" year="2008">Ezquiaga et al. 2008</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A417F52B5FEA08E56" authority="(Mauri and Navone 1993)" baseAuthorityName="Mauri and Navone" baseAuthorityYear="1993" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalopsyllidae" genus="Rhopalopsyllus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siphonaptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="lutzi" subSpecies="cleophontis">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A417F52B5FD228E76" box="[325,700,1259,1282]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Rhopalopsyllus lutzi cleophontis</emphasis>
(Mauri and Navone 1993)
</taxonomicName>
, the mites 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41FA5355FD368E56" box="[448,680,1291,1314]" class="Arachnida" family="Dasyponyssidae" genus="Dasyponyssus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="neivai">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41FA5355FD368E56" box="[448,680,1291,1314]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasyponyssus neivai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(listed as 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40575375FF548E36" box="[109,202,1323,1346]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40575375FF548E36" box="[109,202,1323,1346]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. from 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1B2E7A417A5375FE2A8E36" box="[320,436,1323,1346]" country="Argentina" name="Corrientes" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Corrientes</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A41F85375FDB08E36" box="[450,558,1323,1346]" name="Argentina" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Argentina</collectingCountry>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A42635375FD438E36" author="MAURI, R." box="[601,733,1323,1346]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="139 - 140" refId="ref11463" refString="MAURI, R. 1982. Acaros parasitos nuevos para la fauna argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina 41: 139 - 140." type="journal article" year="1982">Mauri 1982</bibRefCitation>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40575315FE0E8E16" box="[109,400,1355,1378]" class="Arachnida" family="Dasyponyssidae" genus="Xenarthronyssus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="furmani">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40575315FE0E8E16" box="[109,400,1355,1378]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Xenarthronyssus furmani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Lavalleja, Uruguay—Radovsky and Yunker 1971), and the ticks 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41C95335FC868EF6" box="[499,792,1387,1410]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Amblyomma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricularium">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41C95335FC868EF6" box="[499,792,1387,1410]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Amblyomma auricularium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A409A53D5FDFA8ED6" authority="(Venzal et al. 2002)" baseAuthorityName="Venzal" baseAuthorityYear="2002" box="[160,612,1419,1442]" class="Arachnida" family="Ixodidae" genus="Amblyomma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Ixodida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudoconcolor">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A409A53D5FEEC8ED6" box="[160,370,1419,1442]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">A. pseudoconcolor</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A41BC53D5FDC68ED6" author="VENZAL, J. M. &amp; O. CASTRO &amp; A. A. GUGLIELMONE &amp; J. E. KEIRANS" box="[390,600,1419,1442]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="109 - 111" refId="ref13206" refString="VENZAL, J. M., O. CASTRO, A. A. GUGLIELMONE, AND J. E. KEIRANS. 2002. First records of Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878) and Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragao, 1908 (Acari: Ixodidae) from Uruguay. Systematic &amp; Applied Acarology 7: 109 - 111." type="journal article" year="2002">Venzal et al. 2002</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A424F53D5FD648ED6" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[629,762,1419,1442]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A424F53D5FD648ED6" box="[629,762,1419,1442]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is host to a few species of intestinal parasites, including 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42F053F5FEF88E96" authority="(Navone 1990)" baseAuthorityName="Navone" baseAuthorityYear="1990" class="Chromadorea" family="Spirocercidae" genus="Mazzia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="bialata">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42F053F5FF248E96" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Mazzia bialata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A40F15395FEC28E96" author="NAVONE, G. T." box="[203,348,1483,1506]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="199 - 210" refId="ref11703" refString="NAVONE, G. T. 1990. Estudio de la distribucion, porcentaje y microecologia de los parasitos de algunas especies de edentados argentinos. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 25: 199 - 210." type="journal article" year="1990">Navone 1990</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A414E5395FC8C8E96" authority="(Ezquiaga et al. 2012)" baseAuthorityName="Ezquiaga" baseAuthorityYear="2012" box="[372,786,1483,1506]" class="Chromadorea" family="Molineidae" genus="Delicata" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="abbai">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A414E5395FD898E96" box="[372,535,1483,1506]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Delicata abbai</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A42125395FC968E96" author="EZQUIAGA, M. C. &amp; M. C. DIGIANI &amp; G. T. NAVONE" box="[552,776,1483,1506]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="1156 - 1160" refId="ref9801" refString="EZQUIAGA, M. C., M. C. DIGIANI, AND G. T. NAVONE. 2012. A new Molineid (Nematoda: Trichostrongylina) parasite of Dasypus hybridus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) from Argentina. Journal of Parasitology 98: 1156 - 1160." type="journal article" year="2012">Ezquiaga et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A405753B5FEA28D56" authority="(Navone and Lombardero 1980)" baseAuthorityName="Navone and Lombardero" baseAuthorityYear="1980" class="Chromadorea" family="Rictulariidae" genus="Pterygodermatites" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="chaetophracti" subGenus="Paucipectines">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A405753B5FEA88D76" box="[109,310,1515,1538]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Pterygodermatites</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A417D53B5FE408D76" box="[327,478,1515,1538]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Paucipectines</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41D553B5FD188D76" box="[495,646,1515,1538]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">chaetophracti</emphasis>
(Navone and Lombardero 1980)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41705055FD7D8D56" authority="(Ezquiaga 2013)" baseAuthorityName="Ezquiaga" baseAuthorityYear="2013" box="[330,739,1547,1570]" class="Secernentea" family="Aspidoderidae" genus="Aspidodera" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="fasciata">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41705055FDBA8D56" box="[330,548,1547,1570]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Aspidodera fasciata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A420C5055FD478D56" author="EZQUIAGA, M. C." box="[566,729,1547,1570]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refId="ref9754" refString="EZQUIAGA, M. C. 2013. Estudios parasitologicos en Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) de Argentina: el valor de la diversidad en la interpretacion de las asociaciones parasito-hospedador-ambiente. Doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina." type="book" year="2013">Ezquiaga 2013</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, and undetermined 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A41345075FDF78D36" authority="(Ezquiaga 2013)" baseAuthorityName="Ezquiaga" baseAuthorityYear="2013" box="[270,617,1579,1602]" class="Secernentea" family="Strongyloididae" genus="Strongyloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A41345075FE3D8D36" box="[270,419,1579,1602]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Strongyloides</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A418D5075FDC38D36" author="EZQUIAGA, M. C." box="[439,605,1579,1602]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refId="ref9754" refString="EZQUIAGA, M. C. 2013. Estudios parasitologicos en Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) de Argentina: el valor de la diversidad en la interpretacion de las asociaciones parasito-hospedador-ambiente. Doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina." type="book" year="2013">Ezquiaga 2013</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42435075FF3B8D16" class="Chromadorea" family="Molineidae" genus="Delicata" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="cameroni">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42435075FF3B8D16" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Delicata cameroni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A408C5015FEEE8D16" box="[182,368,1611,1634]" class="Chromadorea" family="Molineidae" genus="Macielia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="macieli">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A408C5015FEEE8D16" box="[182,368,1611,1634]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Macielia macieli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A418B5015FDC18D16" box="[433,607,1611,1634]" class="Chromadorea" family="Molineidae" genus="Moennigia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="lutzi">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A418B5015FDC18D16" box="[433,607,1611,1634]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Moennigia lutzi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are documented in 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40B75035FE8F8DF6" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[141,273,1643,1666]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40B75035FE8F8DF6" box="[141,273,1643,1666]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A41615035FE008DF6" box="[347,414,1643,1666]" name="Brazil" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A418B5035FD168DF6" author="VICENTE, J. J. &amp; H. O. RODRIGUES &amp; D. C. GOMES &amp; R. M. PINTO" box="[433,648,1643,1666]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="1 - 452" refId="ref13266" refString="VICENTE, J. J., H. O. RODRIGUES, D. C. GOMES, AND R. M. PINTO. 1997. Nematoides do Brasil. Parte V: nematoides de mamiferos. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 14: 1 - 452." type="journal article" year="1997">Vicente et al. 1997</bibRefCitation>
), but doubts remain about the correct identification of the 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A42BB50D5FD408DD6" box="[641,734,1675,1698]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A42BB50D5FD408DD6" box="[641,734,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species (based on the distribution, it was probably 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A424E50F5FF138D96" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septemcinctus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A424E50F5FF138D96" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. septemcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A409D5095FE808D96" baseAuthorityName="Ezquiaga" baseAuthorityYear="2013" box="[167,286,1739,1762]" class="Secernentea" family="Aspidoderidae" genus="Aspidodera" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabditida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Nematoda" rank="species" species="fasciata">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A409D5095FE808D96" box="[167,286,1739,1762]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">A. fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is common with a prevalence of up to 80%, but other parasites do not exceed 10% prevalence (
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A428950B5FF3D8C56" author="EZQUIAGA, M. C." pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refId="ref9754" refString="EZQUIAGA, M. C. 2013. Estudios parasitologicos en Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) de Argentina: el valor de la diversidad en la interpretacion de las asociaciones parasito-hospedador-ambiente. Doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina." type="book" year="2013">Ezquiaga 2013</bibRefCitation>
). 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40815155FE128C56" box="[187,396,1803,1826]" class="Kinetoplastea" family="Trypanosomatidae" genus="Trypanosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Protozoa" order="Trypanosomatida" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Euglenozoa" rank="species" species="cruzi">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40815155FE128C56" box="[187,396,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Trypanosoma cruzi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been isolated from the blood of a single 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A40F15175FED28C36" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[203,332,1835,1858]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40F15175FED28C36" box="[203,332,1835,1858]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the 
<collectingRegion id="5577F86ACF1B2E7A41835175FD0C8C36" box="[441,658,1835,1858]" country="Uruguay" name="Artigas" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Artigas Department</collectingRegion>
of 
<collectingCountry id="EFA47618CF1B2E7A42835175FC868C36" box="[697,792,1835,1858]" name="Uruguay" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="F3224B79CF1B2E7A404C5115FE818C16" author="SALVATELLA, R." box="[118,287,1867,1890]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" pagination="101 - 105" refId="ref12562" refString="SALVATELLA, R. 1986. Reservorios animales de Trypanosoma cruzi en Uruguay. Revista Medica del Uruguay 2: 101 - 105." type="journal article" year="1986">Salvatella 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="970C3688CF1B2E7A40A25135FAFE8A56" blockId="6.[109,792,203,1954]" lastBlockId="6.[840,1522,203,290]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A40A25135FEDE8CF7" bold="true" box="[152,320,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Miscellaneous.</emphasis>
—Similar to virtually all armadillo species, 
<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A405751D5FEAA8CD6" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[109,308,1931,1954]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A405751D5FEAA8CD6" box="[109,308,1931,1954]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
cannot be caught with common live traps. Hence, the best method to capture this species is by hand and/ or using long dip nets. Cone-shaped traps wedged directly into the mouth of the burrow sometimes are effective.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A447B5703FB678A03" bold="true" box="[1089,1273,349,375]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">HUSBANDRY</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A434957FFFBA98ACC" box="[883,1079,417,440]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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is rarely kept in zoological institutions because it is difficult to maintain due to its excitable temperament (
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). However, it has been successfully housed in pens of 6 by 
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with concrete floor and walls. A 2 by 
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section of the pen was covered with a roof and communicated through a door with the external part, which measured 4 by 
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and had 1-m walls (
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). Inside the covered part of the pen, a nesting box of 
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made of bricks and a removable wooden cover allowed manipulation and observation of the animals. The box, filled with linen hay for nesting, had an L-shaped roofed entrance of 
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height to ensure absolute darkness (
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).
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For temporary visual identification, 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A4528557FFABB884C" box="[1298,1317,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D</emphasis>
. 
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can be marked with various shapes and colors of reflective tape glued onto different areas of the carapace. It can be permanently marked by injecting a passive induced transponder (PIT) tag under the scapular shield, at its juncture with the neck. Also, a combination of ear notches at different locations around the periphery of each ear allows reliable identification of individuals (Abba 2008).
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A446A520CFB758F18" bold="true" box="[1104,1259,1106,1132]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">BEHAVIOR</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="50B34D0BCF1B2E7A434952C8FBA78FD9" authorityName=": G. Fischer" authorityYear="1814" box="[883,1081,1174,1197]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Dasypus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hybridus">
<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A434952C8FBA78FD9" box="[883,1081,1174,1197]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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is diurnal, being most active between 1200 and 1500 h (Abba et al. 2011). Active all year long (Abba and Cassini 2010a), it shows reduced activity during the cold season (Abba and Cassini 2010b). Adult 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A453452A8FA118E79" box="[1294,1423,1270,1293]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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are solitary and observed in pairs only during the reproductive season (Abba et al. 2011). When threatened, 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A44ED5368FACA8E39" box="[1239,1364,1334,1357]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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runs to hide in an existing burrow, digs a new one, or hides in areas with high vegetative cover (see Abba et al. 2011). Vocalization is limited to a purring sound when captured animals are being handled. 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A437253E8FC588EB9" box="[840,966,1462,1485]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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shows nest building and bathing behaviors (dipping head under water and rolling in shallow puddles) similar to those described for 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A43E253A8FB178D79" box="[984,1161,1526,1549]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">D. novemcinctus</emphasis>
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by 
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and 
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. One frequently observed behavior is the removal of moist plant material from the burrow, letting it dry in the sun, and then returning it as nest material to the burrow.
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The diploid number (2n) for 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1B2E7A448B50B5FAED8C76" box="[1201,1395,1771,1794]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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is 64 chromosomes, consisting of 7 pairs of metacentric (2 large, 5 medium) and 24 pairs of acrocentric (4 large, 14 medium, 6 small) autosomes. The X chromosome is submetacentric and the Y is acrocentric (
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; Jorge and Pereira 2008). The fundamental number (FN) is 81.
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The genetic distinction between 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B41CF5695FDED8B96" box="[501,627,203,226]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B42935695FF278A76" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">D. novemcinctus</emphasis>
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has been determined by electrophoresis of hemoglobins and plasma proteins (Ramsey and Grigsby 1985; Ryder and Davis 1985). 
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provide mitogenomic data for a 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B40BB5715FE9E8A16" box="[129,256,331,354]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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sample from 
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. The sequences are almost identical (99.3% identity) to those of a 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B42355735FD588AF6" box="[527,710,363,386]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">D. septemcinctus</emphasis>
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sample from 
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but this is probably due to a misidentification of the latter animal because it originated from a potential area of sympatry of the 2 species (see 
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; 
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).
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B40A2543FFEC5890C" box="[152,347,609,632]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Dasypus hybridus</emphasis>
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is listed as “Near Threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species (International 
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). It is also listed as “Near Threatened” in the Red List of Threatened Mammals of 
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(
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). Populations of 
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<emphasis id="A5C7EA9ACF1A2E7B42A0555FFC87886C" box="[666,793,769,792]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">D. hybridus</emphasis>
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have decreased by about 20–25% over the past 3 generations (with a suspected generation length of around 4 years) mainly due to habitat loss and (illegal) hunting for food and sport (International 
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). Individuals are also killed by dogs and hit by cars.
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