New records and range extension of Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cingulata, Chlamyphoridae) in Rondônia state, Brazil

By

Pommer-Barbosa, Raul Afonso
Oliveira, Marcela Alvares

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-3-9

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

265--268

Subjects

Amazon , Biogeography , Distribution , Mammals , roadkills , Roads , Six-banded Armadillo

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.2.265

 

Abstract

We report two new records of occurrence of Six-banded Armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758), in the state of Rondônia, Brazil, based on roadkills. These new records extend the geographic distribution of this species by 70 km. The records are from the region with a high deforestation rate called the “Arc of Deforestation”, which includes the state of Rondônia. Euphractus sexcinctus was recorded in an area with a high loss of vegetation cover, where the forest is being converted to pasture.