DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0114 ISSN: 0025-1461

First records of Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca) in the Paraguayan Chaco

Rafaela Laino, Karim Musalem, Andrea Weiler, Estefania Valiente, Karen Chavez, Yolanda Ramos, Belén Zaldivar, Patricia Salinas, Robert D. Owen
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Abstract

We report the first records of Cuniculus paca for the Chaco or Western Region of Paraguay. The evidence consists of 18 records (63 photos and 12 videos) obtained through a camera trap located in a riparian forest of the Humid Chaco. The species showed solitary and nocturnal behavior and appeared near a stream that flows into the Paraguay River.

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