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Anatomical description of the aortic arch of a rare species “the giant armadillo” (Priodontes maximus; Kerr, 1792) [PDF]
Folia Morphologica, 2020 The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is found in diverse habitats from South America. A female adult giant armadillo with a body mass of 45 kg was used.
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Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) using a highway wildlife underpass in a fragmented Cerrado landscape from Eastern Goiás State, central Brazil [PDF]
Xenarthra, 2023 We monitored a stretch of the BR-050 highway in the State of Goiás that crosses several natural environments used by the giant armadillo, a peculiar and endangered species whose survival is threatened by vehicle collisions. Here, we present the record of
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Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2016 Priodontes maximus ([Kerr, 1792][1]), called the giant armadillo, is monotypic and by far the largest extant armadillo. Average adult weight is about 30kg (in captivity, as high as 80kg). Its carapace extends about halfway down its sides, making it impossible to curl up tightly.
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ROADKILL AND NEW RECORDS FOR GIANT ARMADILLO (Priodontes maximus) IN CENTRALWESTERN BRAZIL [PDF]
Mastozoología Neotropical, 2018 Fil: Dalponti, Guilherme.
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, 2020 Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792), Giant Armadillo Records. Recorded by opportunistic sightings (09° 07.632′S, 068°06.230′W) and hunting interviews. Identification. Its carapace is highly flexible, with 11–13 moveable bands. Hair is sparse. The body is dark brown, except for the head and tail and for a light-colored stripe around the edges of the body ...
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, 1993 Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792). In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, p. 112. TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, "Cayenne." DISTRIBUTION: South America east of the Andes from N Venezuela and the Guianas south to Paraguay and N Argentina. STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable as P. giganteus. SYNONYMS: giganteus G.
Alfred L. Gardner
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, 1993 Priodontes F. Cuvier, 1825. Dentes des Mamm., p. 257. TYPE SPECIES: Dasypus gigas G. Cuvier, 1817 (= Dasypus maximus Kerr, 1792), by monotypy. SYNONYMS: Cheloniscus Wagler, 1830; Loricatus Desmarest, 1804 (part); Polygomphius Gloger, 1841; Priodon McMurtrie, 1831; Prionodos Gray, 1865. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985ft).
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, 2016 Priodontes F. Cuvier, 1825 Dasypus: Kerr, 1792:112. Part; not Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758. Loricatus Desmarest, 1804:28. Part (see “Nomenclatural Notes”). Tatus Olfers, 1818:220. Part; incorrect subsequent spelling of Tatu Blumenbach, 1779. Priodontes F. Cuvier, 1825:257. Type species Dasypus gigas G. Cuvier, 1817, by monotypy.
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, 2016 Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) Giant Armadillo Dasypus maximus Kerr, 1792:112. Type locality “Cayenne,” French Guiana. Dasypus giganteus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803:207. Type locality “Le Paraguay ” with reference to “ Le Grand Tatou d’Azara, t. 2, p. 132;” but based on specimen “N˚. CCCCXIV.
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Anesthesia in a giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) for femoral fracture fixation [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Brasilica, 2017 An adult female armadillo (Priodontes maximus) weighing 32.4 kg was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso (HOVET-UFMT) - Campus Cuiaba. Results of clinical and complementary examinations revealed a complete oblique fracture of the middle third of the femur.
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