The Sierra Tontal tuco-tuco (''Ctenomys tulduco'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Ctenomyidae
A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.Parada, A., G. D’Elia, C.J. Bidau, and E.P. Lessa. 2011. Species Groups and the Evolutionary Diversification of Tuco-Tucos, genus ''Ctenomys'' (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). ''Journal of M ...
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It is known only from a small locality in the
Sierra del Tontal
The Sierra del Tontal is a mountain range in the southern part of San Juan Province, Argentina.
The range is in the precordillera area of La Rioja, San Juan and Mendoza, in the Cuyo region.
It extends south of the Sierra del Tigre, from which i ...
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San Juan Province, west central
Argentina.
References
Tuco-tucos
Mammals of Argentina
Mammals of the Andes
Mammals described in 1921
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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