Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Superordo: Xenarthra
Ordo: Cingulata
Familia: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamilia: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Tolypeutes
Species: T. matacus - T. tricinctus
Name
Tolypeutes Illiger, 1811: 111
Type species: Dasypus tricinctus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Apara McMurtrie, 1831
Cheloniscus Gray, 1873
Sphaerocormus Fitzinger, 1871
Tolypoides Grandidier & Neveu-Lemaire, 1905
References
Primary references
Illiger, J.K.W. 1811. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis, eorumque versione germanica. C. Salfield: Berolini. xviii + 302 pp. BHL Reference page.
Links
Tolypeutes in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Category:
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger taxa
The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to open and semi-open habitats in South America.
Of the several armadillo genera, only Tolypeutes rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball. Other armadillo species cannot roll up because they have too many plates.
Species
There are two recognized species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804) | Southern three-banded armadillo | northern Argentina, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia |
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Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brazilian three-banded armadillo | Brazil |
References
"Tolypeutes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/tolypeutes.html
http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Xenarthra/Dasypodidae/Tolypeutes/index.html
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