Ctenomys andersoni explained

Ctenomys andersoni, also called Anderson's cujuchi, is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.[1] Found only in Cerro Itahuaticua, Department of Santa Cruz, at an elevation of around 810m (2,660feet), the species measures 271mm in length and has coarse brown and grey hair. It was named after Sydney Anderson, curator of the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Found: 4 New Species of Gopher-Like Mammals . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720113643/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140717-tuco-tucos-gopher-rodent-mammal-bolivia-andes-dna-biodiversity/ . dead . July 20, 2014 . Carson Vaughan . 17 July 2014 . . 20 July 2014 .
  2. Gardner . Scott L. . Salazar-Bravo . Jorge . Cook . Joseph A. . 17 June 2014 . New Species of Ctenomys Blainville 1826 (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from the Lowlands and Central Valleys of Bolivia . University of Nebraska State Museum . 62 . 21 . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810013016/http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/publications/specpubs/sps/SP62.pdf . 10 August 2014 . dead .

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