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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species inhabits the first line of dunes facing the Atlantic Ocean in Necochea, Argentina (de Freitas 2016). It occurs in coastal sand dune habitats with grasses (Panicum; Poa) (Malizia et al. 1991, Comparatore et al. 1992). It only occurs within 50 m of the coast, in the first line of the dunes. This species has also been found to inhabit the second line of dunes if in areas of rare vegetation. This species prefers areas of sparse vegetation and deep, sandy soils. Little is known about its biology or habits other than that it is solitary (de Freitas 2016).
Range:
This species is distributed along the Atlantic coast of southern Buenos Aires province, Argentina, within the Pampa ecoregion (Bidau 2015).
Conservation:
There are no known conservation measures being taken to protect this species.