Distribution of the greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay (Desmarest, 1804) in South America, with new records and species distribution modeling

New species of Delicata (Molineidae: Anoplostrongylinae) parasite of Cabassous tatouay (Desmarest, 1804) from the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“…Records of the greater naked-tailed armadillo are scarce in some regions (4,27), although it is considered globally of "least concern" (12,28). In addition, there is almost no information about the helminth fauna of this host (18).…”

“…The greater naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous tatouay (Desmarest, 1804), can be found inhabiting Uruguay, northeastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and south, central, and northeastern Brazil ( 4 ). It is the largest species of the genus, measuring approximately 48 cm (head-body length) and weighing approximately 4.8 kg ( 5 , 6 ).…”

“…It is the largest species of the genus, measuring approximately 48 cm (head-body length) and weighing approximately 4.8 kg (5,6). In Brazil, it occurs in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, Pampas, and Pantanal near the transition to the Cerrado savanna (4,7). They are solitary and insectivorous (8, 9), feeding on terrestrial ants and termites (10,11).…”

Cingulata of the Abismo Ponta de Flecha Cave (Pleistocene-Holocene), Ribeira de Iguape Valley, southeastern Brazil

“…The specimen described by Ameghino (1907) was compared with C. unicinctus, however Ameghino (1907) considered this the largest species of the region. It is important to emphasize that C. unicinctus is not found in the Ribeira de Iguape Valley (Wetzel, 1980;Anacleto et al, 2014;Hayssen, 2014b;Feijó & Anacleto, 2021;Rocha et al, 2022) and that the region is inhabited by the species C. tatouay (Gonzalez & Abba, 2014). However, Paula-Couto (1975) comments on the existence of C. unicinctus in Iporanga.…”