Priodontes maximus - #3568
Giant Armadillo
Skull in collection at Oklahoma State University from individual kept in captivity; origin unknown. Image in Mammalian Species Account 932.
Geographic Distribution
South America east of the Andes from N Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and N Argentina.
Order/Family
Chlamyphoridae
Genus
Priodontes
Specific Epithet
maximus
Image Location
USA, OK, Payne co., Stillwater, Oklahoma State University
Photographer
DM Leslie