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SANCHEZ-BRENES, Ronald J.  y  MONGE, Javier. The armadillo, Cabassous centralis (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) in a Costa Rican coffee agro-ecosystem. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.3, pp.436-443. ISSN 1659-4266.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i3.2724.

“The armadillo, Cabassouscentralis (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) in a Costa Rican coffee agro-ecosystem”. Introduction: The rare Cabassous centralisarmadillo is classified as a Data Deficient species found from Mexico to northern South America). Objective: To expand the ecological distribution of C. centralis. Methods: We placed four trap cameras in strategic sites such as food sites, burrows, bodies of water and transition to the secondary forest, in San Ramón, Costa Rica. Results: We obtained a record of C. centralis in the transition between coffee plantation and secondary forest. Conclusion: This new finding near a coffee plantation adds to the list of habitats it occupies and can help in its conservation.

Palabras clave : Agroecosystems; naked-tailed armadillo; Cingulata; coffee crops; armadillo.

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