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Cabassous unicinctus (southern naked-tailed armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Dasypus unicinctus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Xenurus unicinctus by Gray (1865); it was recombined as Lysiurus unicinctus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Tatoua unicincta by Miller (1899); it was recombined as Cabassous unicinctus by Palmer (1899), Thomas (1911), Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Smith (2011).

Subspecies
C. squamicaudis, C. unicinctus (type subspecies)

Synonyms
  • Dasypus duodecimcinctus was named by Schreber (1774) [spelt duodecim cinctus by Schreber]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Xenurus duodecimcinctus by Jentink (1888); it was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
  • Dasypus octodecimcinctus was named by Erxleben (1777). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
  • Dasypus undecimcinctus was named by Illiger (1815). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
  • Dasypus multicinctus was named by Thunberg (1818). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
  • Dasypus verrucosus was named by Wagner (1844). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Xenurus verrucosus by Fitzinger (1871); it was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
  • Ziphila lugubris was named by Gray (1873). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Xenurus lugubris by Thomas (1880); it was recombined as Lysiurus lugubris by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Cabassous lugubris by Palmer (1899); it was recombined as Tatoua lugubris by Miller (1899); it was synonymized subjectively with Cabassous unicinctus by Smith (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Dasypus unicinctus Linnaeus p. 50
1774Dasypus duodecimcinctus Schreber
1777Dasypus octodecimcinctus Erxleben p. 113
1815Dasypus undecimcinctus Illiger p. 109
1818Dasypus multicinctus Thunberg p. 68
1844Dasypus verrucosus Wagner p. 172
1865Xenurus unicinctus Gray p. 378
1871Xenurus verrucosus Fitzinger p. 233
1873Ziphila lugubris Gray p. 23
1880Xenurus lugubris Thomas p. 402
1888Xenurus duodecimcinctus Jentink p. 213
1898Lysiurus unicinctus Trouessart p. 1146
1898Lysiurus lugubris Trouessart p. 1148
1899Tatoua unicincta Miller p. 2
1899Tatoua lugubris Miller p. 6
1899Cabassous lugubris Palmer p. 72
1899Cabassous unicinctus Palmer p. 72
1911Cabassous unicinctus Thomas p. 141
2005Cabassous unicinctus Wilson and Reeder
2011Cabassous unicinctus Smith p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyTolypeutinaeGray 1865
tribePriodontiniGray 1873
genusCabassousMcMurtie 1831
speciesunicinctus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cabassous unicinctus Linnaeus 1758 [southern naked-tailed armadillo]
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Invalid names: Dasypus multicinctus Thunberg 1818 [synonym], Dasypus octodecimcinctus Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Dasypus undecimcinctus Illiger 1815 [synonym], Dasypus verrucosus Wagner 1844 [synonym], Xenurus duodecimcinctus Schreber 1774 [synonym], Ziphila lugubris Gray 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available