Erika's tuco-tuco explained

Erika's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys erikacuellarae), is a species of tuco-tuco native to Bolivia.^[1] Found only in the Cordillera Oriental mountain ranges in the Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca Departments, at elevations of around 810mto1800mm (2,660feetto5,900feetm), the species measures around 287mm in length and has soft brown and ochraceous orange hair. It was named after Erika Cuéllar, a conservation biologist from Bolivia.^[2]

The holotype is held at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico MSB:Mamm:63391

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 . . 21 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 . 12 . 21 July 2014.