Range extension of Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence 1941) (Rodentia: Octodontidae) in Patagonia and southernmost record

BERNARDIS A.; FORMOSO ANAHÍ E.; ULYSES F.J. PARDIÑAS

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Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil

Año: 2013 vol. 9 p. 1571 - 1572

1809-127X

We report the southernmost record for the octodontid rodent T. barrerae, which is also the second recording locality for this species in Patagonia. The new locality is placed in S Neuquén province (39º12´37.5"S, 70º3´32.9"W), extending the known range of the species about 150 km SW from the nearest previous record. Although T. barrerae is considered a highly specialized rodent of salar flats in Monte desert, the record reported here came from an arbustive rocky environment belonging to the Monte-Patagonia ecotone.