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BROAD-HEADED SPINY RAT  Clyomys laticeps
A medium-sized fossorial spiny rat of grassland areas, particularly in cerrado. A colonial species it is relatively common, if localised, in suitable habitats in eastern Paraguay and central Brazil. The species is armed with well-developed claws, short ears and a short tail, all adaptations for a burrowing existence.
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DORSAL

DORSAL
VENTRAL

VENTRAL
LATERAL

LATERAL
Broad-headed Spiny Rat Clyomys laticeps
DORSAL (FPMAM824PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM825PH); LATERAL (FPMAM826PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM812PH) Adult lateral, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM813PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM814PH) Same individual ventral (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM815PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM816PH) Same individual frontal (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM817PH) Same individual teeth (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM818PH) Same individual ear (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM819PH) Same individual forefoot (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM820PH) Same individual hind foot (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM821PH) Same individual tail (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 11 - (FPMAM822PH) Burrow, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 12 - (FPMAM823PH) Faecal pellets, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith May 2010).