Scaglia's tuco-tuco
| Scaglia's tuco-tuco | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | Ctenomys |
| Species: | C. scagliai |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenomys scagliai Contreras, 1999 | |
Scaglia's tuco-tuco (Ctenomys scagliai) is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae, endemic to a locality in Tucumán Province, northern Argentina. The species is named after Argentine naturalist Galileo Juan Scaglia (1915–1989). Its karyotype has 2n = 36 and FN = 64.