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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Armadillos are mammals in the family Chlamyphoridae, mostly found in the tropical regions of the Americas. Their most distinctive feature is the carapace that partly covers the body. The species shown in the picture is probably a pink fairy armadillo.
The caption reads in the original French: chlamyphore.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, Americas, black & white, Chlamyphoridae, mammal, reference book, South America, tropical
