Chlamydophorus truncatus, Print, The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the families Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae, recognized by a bony armor shell), first described by Richard Harlan in 1825. This desert-adapted animal is endemic to central Argentina and can be found inhabiting sandy plains, dunes, and scrubby grasslands., 1700-1880.

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Caption: Chlamydophorus truncatus, Print, The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the families Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae, recognized by a bony armor shell), first described by Richard Harlan in 1825. This desert-adapted animal is endemic to central Argentina and can be found inhabiting sandy plains, dunes, and scrubby grasslands., 1700-1880

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Keywords: 1700-1880 • 1825 • ARMADILLO • BONY ARMOR SHELL • CENTRAL ARGENTINA • CHLAMYDOPHORUS TRUNCATUS • CHLAMYPHORUS TRUNCATUS • DASYPODIDAE • DESERT-ADAPTED ANIMAL • DUNE • DUNES • ENDEMIC • FAMILIES CHLAMYPHORIDAE • FIRST DESCRIBED • INHABITING SANDY PLAINS • MAMMALS • PICHICIEGO • PINK FAIRY ARMADILLO • PRINT • RECOGNIZED • RICHARD HARLAN • SCRUBBY GRASSLANDS • SMALLEST SPECIES