Dasypus novemcinctus

Nine-banded Armadillo

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Armadillos are members of the Edentata, which means "toothless". The group was originally named for the anteaters, which are genuinely toothless, but the armadillo also attaches very little importance to its teeth, which are simple pegs, without enamel.

Taxonomy:
Order - Edentata (toothless)
Family - Dasypodidae

Scientific Name:
Dasypus "rough-footed" (Latin)
novemcinctus "nine girdles" (Latin)

Measurements:  (explained)
Condylobasal length - 90mm
Zygomatic width - 43mm
Jaw length - 79mm

Collection Data
Stage - Adult
Date collected - August 1994
Area collected - Mississippi Delta
Source - Road casualty

armadillo skull

1. Nine-banded Armadillo skull, lateral view

armadillo skull

1. Nine-banded Armadillo skull, ventral view

Internet Resources

University of Michigan - Animal Diversity Web

McBee & Baker 1982 monograph