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    • Cingulata
  • English
    • armadillos

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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

Observer

guerillafarmer99

Date

Jan 25, 2012 02:02 PM EST

Description

Jason Sharp;
Manatee County, Florida

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Photos

What

Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Description

Finally saw a live armadillo. Very exciting, even if it probably has leprosy.

Tags

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Photos

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What

Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

Aug 10, 2010
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Description from Wikipedia

Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. Dasypodidae is the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. The word armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one".

No range data available.