NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO Dasypus novemcinctus
Smith P 2007 - FAUNA Paraguay Handbook of the Mammals of Paraguay Number 8 Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
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Dasypus armadillos are comonly known as "long-nosed" armadillos or Narigones in Spanish, for obvious reasons. They are characterised by the long thin snout and big rabbit-like ears. The Nine-banded is the most commonly encountered of the group, generally occurring in forest areas especially where humid. They have declined substantially in eastern Paraguay but remain common in the Humid Chaco and Itaipú Reserves. The yellowish triangles on the 8-10 movable bands of the midriff are diagnostic of this species.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM68PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Procosara undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM1165PH) Adult, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2014).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM69PH) Adult, Itabó Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith November 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM70PH) Head detail, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Procosara undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM71PH) Roadkill head detail, Loma Plata, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM72PH) Adult frontal view PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Procosara undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM73PH) Same individual dorsal view (Procosara undated).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM895PH) Fore foot, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM896PH) Hind foot, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2010).
VIDEO A - (FPMAM887VI) Adult, Mbaracayú Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith November 2008).
VIDEO B - (FPMAM1166VI) Adult, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2014).
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Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
DORSAL (FPMAM76PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM75PH); LATERAL (FPMAM74PH)
Skulls courtesy of Procosara Museum.
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LINKS TO DOWNLOADABLE OPEN ACCESS REFERENCES USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FAUNA PARAGUAY HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF PARAGUAY SPECIES ACCOUNT FOR THIS SPECIES:

Allen JA 1895 - On the Names Given by Kerr in his "Animal Kingdom" Published in 1792 - Bulletin AMNH 7: p179-192.
Ceresoli N, Jimenez GT, Duque EF 2003 - Datos Morfómetricos de los Armadillos del Complejo Ecológico de Sánz Peña, Provincia del Chaco, Argentina - Edentata 5: p35-37.
McBee K, Baker RJ 1982 - Dasypus novemcinctus - Mammalian Species 162: p1-9.
Myers P, Espinosa R, Parr CS, Jones T, Hammond GS, Dewey A 2006 - The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed December 2007.
Rojas-Suarez CR, Maffei L 2003 - Reproducción de Dasypus novemcinctus en el Izogog, Santa Cruz, Bolivia - Edentata 5: p47-54.