Xenarthrans in French Guiana: A Brief Overview of Their Distribution and Conservation Status

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Catzeflis, François | Thoisy, Benoit De

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International audience. Nine species of Xenarthra are found in French Guiana, a French overseas region that lies be-tween Suriname and Amapá (Brazil) in the Guianan Shield. Most species seem to occur throughout this ca.83,000 km2 region, as deduced from distribution data extracted from a database of 470 visual or vouchered observations.

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