Sierra Tontal tuco-tuco
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The Sierra Tontal tuco-tuco (Ctenomys tulduco) is a species of rodent
in the family Ctenomyidae. It is known only from a small locality in the Sierra del Tontal, San Juan Province
, west central Argentina
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Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Ctenomyidae. It is known only from a small locality in the Sierra del Tontal, San Juan Province
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, west central Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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