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GLOSSARY OF ZOOLOGICAL TERMS
Glossary of Botanical Terms

A: birds An: amphibians M: mammals P: fish R: reptiles.
ANT:	Antarctic Province	CHA:	Chaco Province (including Espinal Province fauna)
MON:	Woodland Province (including Pre-Puna Province fauna)	PAM:	Pampa Province
PAR:	Paraná Province	PAT:	Patagonian Province
PUN:	Puna Province (including fauna from Pre-Puna and High-Andean Provinces)	SUB:	Sub-Antarctic Province (including Insular Province fauna)


Agachona (A - SUB, PUN):	Various species of the genera Attagis and Thinocorus.
Adelia Penguin (A - ANT):	Pygoscelis adeliae.
Aguará guazú (M - CHA, PAR):	Crysocyon brachyurus.
Agutí (M - PAR):	Dasyprocta azarae.
Agutí (M - YUN):	Dasyprocta punctata.
Albatross (A - ANT):	Various species of the genera Diomedea and Phoebetria.
Alma de gato (A - PAR):	Piaya cayana.
Ampalagua (R - PAM):	See lampalagua.
Andean avoceta (A - PUN):	Recurvirostra andina.
Andean gull (A - PUN):	Larus serranus.
Andean matamico (A - PUN):	Phalcoboenus megalopterus.
Andean quirquincho (M - PUN):	Chaetophractus nationi.
Ant bear (M - CHA, PAR, YUN):	Myrmecophaga tridactyla.
Aquatic frog (An - PAT):	Various species of the genera Somuncuria and Atelognathus.
Aquatic turtles (R - CHA, PAM, PAR):	Various species of the genera Acanthochelys, Hydromedusa, Phrynops, Trachemys.
Araucanian pigeon (A - SUB):	Columba araucana.
Arboreal frogs (An - PAM, PAR):	Various genera of the Hylidae family.
Armadillo (M - PAM):	Dasypus hybridus.
Atajacaminos (A - PAM):	Caprimulgus longirostris.


Baker bird (A - CHA, PAM):	Furnarius rufus.
Bandurrita (A - PAT):	Upucerthia dumetaria, Eremobius phoenicurus.
Bare mojarra (P - PAT):	Gymnocharacinus bergii.
Bell tower owl (A - PAM):	Tyto alba.
Big batará (A - YUN):	Batara cinerea.
Big catfish (P - YUN):	Pimelodus albicans.
Big ferret (M - CHA, PAR, PAT, YUN):	Eira barbara.
Black head duck (A - PAM):	Heteronetta atricapilla.
Black necked swan (A - PAT, SUB):	Cygnus melancoryphus.
Boga (P - CHA, PAM):	Various species of the genus Leporinus.
Boyeros (A - YUN):	Cacicus chrysopterus.
Burgo (A - YUN):	Momotus momota.


Cabecita negra (A - PAM):	Carduelis magellanica.
Cabybara (M - PAM, PAR):	Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris.
Caí monkey (M - CHA, PAR, YUN):	Cebus apella.
Calander (A - PAM):	Various species of the genus Mimus.
Caminera (A - PAT):	Geositta antarctica.
Canasteros (A - PAT):	Asthenes pyrrholeuca.
Cañada crow (A - PAM):	Plegadis chihi.
Caracolero (A - PAM):	Rosthramus sociabilis.
Carancho (A - MON, PAM, PAT):	Polyborus plancus.
Cata serrana (A - MON):	Various species of the genus Bolborhynchys.
Catfish (P - PAT):	Various species of the Siluroid order.
Cauquén (A - PAT, SUB):	Various species of the genus Chloephaga.
Chaco martineta (A - CHA):	Eudromia formosa.
Chaco Pichiciego (M - CHA):	Chlamyphorus truncatus.
Chajá (A - PAM):	Chauna torquata.
Chanchita (P - PAM):	Cichlasoma portalegrensis, C. Paragayensis.
Chancho quimilero (M - CHA):	Parachoerus wagneri.
Charata (A - CHA, PAR):	Ortalis canicollis.
Chimango (A - PAM, PAT):	Milvago chimango.
Chin strap penguin (A - ANT):	Pygoscelis antarctica.
Chinchilla (M - PUN):	Chinchilla lanigera, Ch. Brevicaudata.
Chinchilla rat (M - PUN):	Abrocoma cinerea.
Chinchillón (M - PUN):	Lagidium viscacia.
Choique (A - PAT):	Pterocnemia pennata.
Chorlito puneño (A - PUN):	Charadrius alticola.
Chorlo de vincha (A - PUN):	Phegornis mitchellii.
Chucao (A - SUB):	Scelorchilus rubecula.
Chungungo (M - SUB):	Lontra felina.
Chuñas (A - CHA):	Chunga burmeisteri (red legs), Cariama cristata.
Coatí (M - CHA, PAR):	Nasua nasua.
Coendou (M - PAR):	Sphiggurus spinosus.
Coendou (M - YUN):	Coendu bicolor.
Collar peccary (M - CHA):	Dicotyles tajacu.
Common seal (M - ANT):	Ommathophoca rossi.
Condor (A - SUB):	Vultur gryphus.
Coot (A - PAT, PUN, SUB):	Various species of the genus Fulica.
Coral (R - MON, PAM, PAR, PAT):	Various species of the genus Micrurus.
Coral frogs (An - CHA):	Leptodactylus laticeps.
Cormorant (A - ANT):	Various species of the genus Phalacrocorax.
Corzuela (M - YUN, CHA, PAR):	Various species of the genus Mazama.
Country owl (A - PAM):	Asio flammeus.
Coypu (M - PAR):	Myocastor coypus.
Crabeater seal (M - ANT):	Lobodon carcinophagus.
Criollo eel (P - PAM):	Synbranchus marmoratus.
Criollo perch (P - SUB):	Percichthys trucha.
Criollo trout (P - MON, PAT):	See Criollo perch.
Cross snake (R - PAT):	Bothrops alternatus.
Crown sparrow (A - PAM):	Zonotrichia capensis.
Cuica de agua (M - PAR):	Chironectes minimus.
Cuises (M - MON, PAR, PUN):	Various species of the genus Cavia.
Curiyú (R - PAR):	Eunectes notaeus.


Dientudo (P - YUN):	Olygosarcus jennynsi.
Diucas (A - PAT):	Diuca diuca.
Diucón (A - SUB):	Xolmis pyrope.
Diving duck (A - SUB):	Oxyura ferruginea.
Dorado (P - CHA):	Salminus maxillosus.
Dormilona (A - PAT):	Various species of the genus Muscisaxicola.
Dwarf murine opossum (M - CHA):	Thylamys pusilla.


Eel catfish (P - YUN):	Heptapterus mustelinus.
Elephant seal (M - PAT):	Mirounga leonina.
Emperor penguin (A - CHA):	Aptenodytes forsteri.
Endemic Amphibians (An - SUB):	Genera Alsodes, Atelognathus, Batrachyla, Eupsophus, Hylorina, Rhinoderma, etc.
Escuerzo (An - CHA):	Ceratophrys cranwelli.
Escuerzo (An - PAM):	Ceratophrys ornata.


Federal (A - PAM):	Amblyramphus holosericeus.
Finch (A - PAT):	Various species of the genus Sicalis.
Fío - fío (A - SUB):	Elaenia albiceps.
Flamingos (A - PUN):	Three species of the genus Phoenicopterus: P. Chilensis, P. Andinus, P. Jamesi.
Four-eyed frog (An - MON):	Various species of the genus Pleurodema.
Foxes (M - CHA, MON, PAM, PAR, PAT, PUN, SUB):	Various species of the Canidae family.
Frogs with direct development (An - YUN):	Eleutherodactylus discoidalis.
Fueguino parakeet (A - SUB):	Enicognathus ferrugineus.
Fur seal (M - ANT, PAT):	Arctocephalus australis.


Gallinetas (A - PAT):	Pardirallus sanguinolentus.
Gallito copetón (A - MON):	Rhinocrypta lanceolata.
Gallito de arena (A - MON):	Teledromas fuscus.
Gato del pajonal (M - CHA):	Felis colocolo.
Gato del pajonal (M - PUN):	Felis jacobita.
Giant woodpecker (A - SUB):	Campephilus magellanicus.
Golden iguana (R - CHA, MON):	Tupinambis teguixin.
Golden weasel (M - CHA, MON, PAM, PAT):	Didelphis albiventris.
Grey small hawk (A - WL):	Spiziapteryx circumcinctus.
Guanaco (M - MON, PAT, PUN):	Lama guanicoe.
Gulls (A - ANT, PAT):	Various species of the genera Larus and Leucophaeus.


Hair seal (M - PAT):	Otaria byronia.
Harpy eagle (A - PAR):	Harpia harpyja.
Hawks (A - MON, PAR, PAT):	Various species of the genera Falco and Micrastur.
Heron (A - CHA):	Casmerodius albus.
Howling monkey (M - CHA, PAR):	Alouatta caraya.
Huala (A - SUB):	Podiceps major.
Huemul (M - SUB):	Hippocamelus bisulcus.
Huillín (M - SUB):	Lontra provocax.
Huiña cat (M - SUB):	Felis guigna.
Humming bird (A - PUN):	Patagonas gigas.
Humming birds (A - YUN):	Various genera of the Trochilidae family.


Inambú montaraz (A - CHA):	Nothoprocta cinerascens.


Jabirú (A - CHA):	Jabiru mycteria.
Jote (A - MON, SUB):	Various species of the genera Cathartes and Coragyps.


Kew (A - PUN):	Tinamotis pentlandii.
King penguin (A - ANT):	Aptenodytes patagonica.


Labiate peccary (M - CHA):	Tayassu pecari.
Lampalagua (R - CHA, MON):	Boa constrictor occidentalis.
Lamprey (P - PAM):	Geotria australis.
Lead-colored hawk (A - PAM):	Falco femoralis.
Limpiavidrio (P - YUN):	Rineloricaria phoxocephala.
Little ant eater (M - CHA, PAR, YUN):	Tamandaua tetradactyla.
Lobito de río (M - PAM):	Lontra longicaudus.
Lobito de río (M - PAR):	Pteronura brasiliensis.
Loro barranquero (A - MON):	Cyanoliseus patagonus.
Llama (M - PUN):	Lama glama.


Macaes (A - PAT, PUN):	Various species of the genus Podiceps.
Macaws (A - PAR):	Various species of parrots of the genus Ara.
Macuco (A - PAR):	Tinamus solitarius.
Madrecita (P - PAM, YUN):	Jennynsia lineata.
Mará (M - MON, PAT):	Dolichotis patagonum.
Marshland deer (M - CHA, PAM):	Blastocerus dichotomus.
Marsupial frogs (An - YUN):	Various species of the genus Gastrotheca.
Martinetas (A - MON, PAM, PAT):	Various species of the genus Eudromia.
Mataco (M - CHA, MON):	Tolypeutes mataco.
Matuastos (R - PAT):	Various species of the genera Leiosaurus and Diplolaemus.
Mayuato (M - PAR, YUN):	Procyon cancrivorus.
Mirasol (A - PAR):	Ixobrychus exilis.
Miriquiná monkey (M - CHA):	Aotus azarae.
Mojarras (P - CHA, YUN):	Various species of the genera Acrobrycon, Astyanax, Cheirodon and Bryconamericus.
Monjita (A - PAM):	Various species of the genus Neoxolmis.
Monterita (A - MON):	Various species of the genus Poospiza.
Murine opossum (M - MON, PAM, PAT):	Various species of the genera Marmosa and Thylamys.


Naranjeros (A - PAM):	Thraupis bonariensis.


Ñacaniná (R - PAR):	Hydrodynastes gigas.
Ñandú (A - CHA, PAM):	Rhea americana.
Ñandú petizo (A - PAT):	See choique.


Otter rat (M - CHA):	Various species of the genus Holochilus.
Otunos (P - PAT):	Diplomystes cuyanus.


Pájaro campana (A - PAR):	Procnias nudicollis.
Palometa (P - PAM):	Serrasalmus nattereri.
Pama eagle (A - YUN):	Spizaetus isidori.
Pampa deer (M - CHA, PAM):	Ozotoceros bezoarticus.
Parakeet (A - PAM):	Myiopsitta monacha.
Parrots (A - CHA, PAR):	Various species of the genus Amazona.
Partridge (A - MON, PAM, PAR, PAT, PUN):	Various species of the Tinamidae family.
Partridge-pigeon (A - YUN):	Geotrygon frenata.
Patagonian pichi (M - PAT):	Zaedyus pichiy.
Patagonian quiula (A - PAT):	Tinamotis ingoufi.
Patagonian silversmelt (P - SUB):	Odontesthes microlepidotus.
Patagonian skunk (M - PAT, SUB):	Conepatus humboldti.
Patagonian small ferret (M - MON):	Lyncodon patagonicus.
Patagonian thrush (A - SUB):	Turdus falcklandii.
Patí (P - CHA):	Luciopimelodus pati.
Pato serucho (A - PAR):	Mergus octosetaceus.
Pava del monte (A - CHA):	Penelope obscura.
Pava del monte (A - YUN):	Penelope dabbenei.
Peladillas (P - PAT, SUB):	Various species of the genus Hatcheria.
Peludo (M - MON, PAM, PAT):	Chaetophractus villosus.
Penguins (A - PAT):	Spheniscus magellanicus.
Petreles (A - ANT):	Various genera of the Procellariidae family.
Phalarope (A - PUN):	Phalaropus tricolor.
Picazo duck (A - PAM):	Netta peposaca.
Picolezna (A - SUB):	Pygarrhichas albogularis.
Piche llorón (M - MON):	Chaetophractus vellerosus.
Pichiciego (M - MON):	Chlamyphorus retusus.
Pijuí (A - YUN):	Synallaxis scutata.
Polla de agua (A - PAM):	Various members of the Rallidae family.
Pudu (M - SUB):	Pudu puda.
Pulmonate fish (P - CHA):	Lepidosiren paradoxa.
Puma (M - CHA, MON, PAT, PUN, SUB):	Felis concolor.
Puna Amphibians (An - PUN):	Various species of four genera: Bufo, Hyla, Pleurodema, Telmatobius.
Puna crowo (A - PUN):	Plegadis ridgwayi.
Puna duck (A - PUN):	Anas puna.
Purple calander (A - PAT):	Mimus patagonicus.
Purple eagle (A - MON):	Geranoaetus melanoleucus.
Puyen (P - PAT):	Various species of the genus Galaxia.

In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.


Rainbow boa (R - CHA, PAM, PAR):	Epicrates cenchria.
Rattlesnake (R - CHA, PAM, PAR):	Crotalus durissus terrificus.
Rayadito (A - SUB):	Aphrastura spinicauda.
Rays (P - CHA):	Potamotrygon ocellatus.
Red beak penguin (A - ANT):	Pygoscelis papua.
Red belly toad (An - YUN):	Melanophryniscus rubriventris.
Red head Chululú (A - YUN):	Grallaria albigula.
Red iguana (R - CHA, PAR):	Tupinambis rufescens.
Red squirrel (M - YUN):	Sciurus ignitus.
Red weasel (M - CHA, PAM):	Lutreolina crassicaudata.
Rococo (An - CHA):	Bufo paracnemis.
Ruby humming bird (A - SUB):	Sephanoides sephanoides.


Seal lion (M - ANT):	See hair seal.
Shad (P - CHA, PAM):	Prochilodus platensis.
Silversmelt (P - PAM):	Odontesthes bonariensis.
Skuas (A - ANT):	Stercorarius skua.
Skunk (M - MON, PAR, PAM, PUN):	Various species of the genus Conepatus.
Small catfish (P - MON):	Various species of the genus Trichomycterus.
Small cuis (M - PAT):	Microcavia australis.
Small ferret (M - PAT, SUB):	Galictis cuja.
Small grey hawk (A - MON):	Spiziapteryx circumcinctus.
Small weasel (M - PAM):	See murine opossum.
Snake biguá (A - PAR):	Anhinga anhinga.
Southern oyster catcher (A - SUB):	Leucopodus leucopodus.
Steam duck (A - SUB):	Tachyeres patachonicus.
Stone woodpecker (A - PUN):	Colaptes rupicola.
Suri (A - PUN):	Pterocnemia pennata.
Surubí (P - CHA):	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum.
Surucuá (A - PAR):	Trogonsurrucura, T. Rufus.
Surucuá (A - YUN):	Trogon curucui.


Tapir (M - PAR, YUN):	Tapirus terrestris.
Tapití (M - YUN):	Sylvilagus brasiliensis.
Tararira (P - CHA, PAM, YUN):	Hoplias malabaricus.
Taruca (M - PUN, YUN):	Hippocamelus antisensis.
Tatú carreta (M - CHA):	Priodontes maximus.
Tatú poyu (M - CHA):	Euphractus sexcinctus.
Tegu (R - CHA):	See golden iguana.
Tero serrano (A - PUN):	Vanellus resplendens.
Teros (A - PAM, SUB):	Vanellus chilensis.
Terrestrial turtle (R - CHA, MON):	Chelonoidis chilensis.
Thrush (A - PAM):	Various species of the genus Turdus.
Toads (An - CHA, MON, PAM, PAR, PAT, PUN, SUB continental portion):	Various species of the genus Bufo.
Toucans (A - PAR):	Various species of the Ramphastidae family.
Tuco - tuco (M - CHA, PAM, PAR, PAT):	Various species of the genus Ctenomys.


Ututos (R - MON):	Various species of the genus Homonota.


Velvet catfish (P - SUB):	Diplomystes viedmensis.
Vicuña (M - PUN):	Vicugna vicugna.
Viejas de agua (P - MON, PAM):	Various species of the Loricariidae family.
Viejas de agua (P - YUN):	Hypostomus cordovae.
Virolo (P - YUN):	Characidium fasciatum.
Vizcacha's burrow owl (A - PUN):	Athene cunicularia.
Vizcacha (M - CHA, MON, PAM, PAT):	Lagostomus maximus.
Vizcacha de la sierra (M - PAT):	See chinchillón.


Wedell seal (M - ANT):	Leptonychotes weddellii.
Wide mouthed perch (P - SUB):	Percichthys colhuapiensis.
Wildcat (M - CHA, MON, PAM, PAT):	Felis geoffroyi.
Wood rabbit (M - CHA):	Pediolagus salinicola.
Woodland monkey (M - SUB):	Dromiciops australis.
Woodpecker (A - PAM):	Colaptes campestris.
Woodpecker (A - YUN):	Piculus rubiginosus.

In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.


Yacarés (R - PAR):	Caiman latirostris; C. Yacare.
Yacupoi (A - PAR):	Penelope superciliaris.
Yacutinga (A - PAR):	Aburria jacutinga.
Yacutoro (A - PAR):	Pyroderus sulcatus.
Yaguareté (M - PAR, YUN):	Leo onca.
Yaguarondí (M - MON, CHA):	Felis yagouaroundi.
Yales (A - PAT):	Melanodera melanodera.
Yarará (R - CHA, MON, PAM, PAR):	Bothrops neuwiedi diporus.
Yarará ñata (R - PAT):	Bothrops ammodytoides.
Yasirateré (A - PAR):	Dromococcyx pavoninus.
Yellow crest penguin (A - ANT):	Eudyptes crestatus.
Yuscas (P - MON, YUN):	Various species of the genus Trichomycterus.

In the glossary there are no terms with this initial letter.

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