Dasypus septemcinctus - #2079
Seven-banded Armadillo
Adult (presumably female) and six juveniles (presumably her offspring). Also as Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo.
Geographic Distribution
Lower Amazon Basin of Brazil to the Gran Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and N Argentina.
Order/Family
Dasypodidae
Genus
Dasypus
Specific Epithet
septemcinctus
Image Location
Argentina, Corrientes, Ituzaingo department
Image Date
21-Sep-13
Photographer
HR Delpietro