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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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![FIGURE 1 FIGURE 1](Clyomys laticeps lateral lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 1 |
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![FIGURE 2 FIGURE 2](Clyomys laticeps dorsal lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 2 |
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![FIGURE 3 FIGURE 3](Clyomys laticeps ventral lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 3 |
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![FIGURE 4 FIGURE 4](Clyomys laticeps head detail lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 4 |
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![FIGURE 5 FIGURE 5](Clyomys laticeps frontal lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 5 |
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![FIGURE 6 FIGURE 6](Clyomys laticeps teeth lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 6 |
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![FIGURE 7 FIGURE 7](Clyomys laticeps ear lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 7 |
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![FIGURE 8 FIGURE 8](Clyomys laticeps forefoot lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 8 |
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![FIGURE 9 FIGURE 9](Clyomys laticeps hindfoot lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 9 |
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![FIGURE 10 FIGURE 10](Clyomys laticeps tail lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 10 |
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![FIGURE 11 FIGURE 11](Clyomys laticeps burrow lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 11 |
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![FIGURE 12 FIGURE 12](Clyomys laticeps dung lag bla 19 may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 12 |
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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).