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Three-banded Armadillos
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Three-banded Armadillos

Tolypeutes

The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to open and semi-open habitats in South America.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Southern Three-banded Armadillo

speciesTolypeutes matacus

Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo

speciesTolypeutes tricinctus

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