Chromosome study of Anteaters (Myrmecophagideae, Xenarthra): a preliminary report

AUTOR(ES)

Pereira Júnior, Hélio Rubens Jacintho, Jorge, Wilham, Costa, Maria Elvira Loyola Teixeira da

FONTE

Genetics and Molecular Biology

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

RESUMO

Anteaters belong to the Order Xenarthra / Family Myrmecophagidae and are the only members without teeth. There are three genera with four living species in the family Myrmecophagidae: Myrmecophaga tridactyla (giant anteater), Tamandua tetradactyla (southern lesser anteater), Tamandua mexicana (northern lesser anteater), and Cyclopes didactylus (silky anteater). The karyotypes of M. tridactyla (2n = 60), T. tetradactyla (2n = 54) and C. didactylus (2n = 64) have already been described. In the present paper, three female and two male specimens of giant anteater and one lesser anteater male were analyzed. The results indicate the existence of a new karyotype in the genus Tamandua, with 2n = 56 chromosomes, which can represent a new lesser anteater species. The karyotype of M. tridactyla was also described, supporting previous reports.

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