Giant armadillo
The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), colloquially tatou, ocarro, tatu-canastra or tatú carreta, is the largest living species of armadillo.
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| Genus: | Priodontes
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It was once found widely through the tropical forests of eastern South America. It now ranges throughout varied habitat as far south as northern Argentina.
Giant Armadillo Media
Hand anatomy of the giant armadillo
Giant armadillo skeleton (back) and skeleton of six-banded armadillo (front) at the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology in England
