Tolypeutes
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The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three banded armadillos. They are restricted to South America, mostly Brazil.
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- Tolypeutes matacus – Southern Three-banded Armadillo
- Tolypeutes tricinctus – Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo
[edit] References
- http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/tolypeutes.html
- http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Xenarthra/Dasypodidae/Tolypeutes/index.html
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