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    DOI10.15468/pdv52k

    Checklist dataset Registered 17 June 2022

    Myrmecophagidae

    Published by Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database
    Russell A. Mittermeier • Don E. Wilson • valdenar
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    Species

    Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758

    Ant Bear

    Classification and descendants

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    Plate 3 Species Accounts
    Plate 3 Species Accounts
    Russell A. Mittermeier;Don E. Wilson
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    Subspecies and Distribution. M. t. tridactylaLinnaeus, 1758 — SouthAmerica, EoftheAndes. M. t. artataOsgood, 1912 — NEColombiaandNWVenezuela, WoftheAndes. M. t. centralis Lyon, 1906 — from Honduras throughout most of Central America to W Colombia and NWEcuador.
    Subspecies and Distribution. M. t. tridactylaLinnaeus, 1758 — SouthAmerica, EoftheAndes. M. t. artataOsgood, 1912 — NEColombiaandNWVenezuela, WoftheAndes. M. t. centralis Lyon, 1906 — from Honduras throughout most of Central America to W Colombia and NWEcuador.
    Russell A. Mittermeier;Don E. Wilson
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    Vernacular names

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    Ant Bear English
    Giant Anteater English
    Great Anteater English
    GroRer Ameisenbar German
    Oso hormiguero gigante
    Tamanoir French

    Citation

    Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 in undefined