DARK HOCICUDO Oxymycterus delator FAUNA PARAGUAY

DARK HOCICUDO Oxymycterus delator
Hocicudos are identifiable on account of their long snouts - in fact the word Hocicudo comes from the local Spanish name meaning "long snout". They are fairly large rodents of wet habitats, semi-subterranean in existence, hence the enormous, broad digging claws. This species can be separated from the other species recorded in Paraguay on account of its dark blackish rather than reddish pelage.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM721PH) Adult frontal, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM722PH) Same individual dorsal view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM723PH) Same individual lateral view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM724PH) Same individual ventral view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM725PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM726PH) Same individual ventral head detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM727PH) Same individual underside of fore foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM728PH) Same individual underside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM729PH) Same individual upperside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM730PH) Same individual tail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).

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Thanks to Robert Owen for confirming the identity of the species on this page.
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