Resumen

FARINAS TORRES, Thamara; PARDINAS, Ulyses F. J  y  CHEMISQUY, M. Amelia. Los mamíferos de La Rioja, ocho décadas después de Yepes. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.1, pp.35-43. ISSN 1853-0400.

The mammals of the Province of La Rioja are poorly known, due to the lack of systematic sampling and little interest in its survey. The single list of mammals was elaborated by José Yepes in 1936 mostly from materials collected by him in field trip conducted in several localities, including Sanagasta, Patquía, Famatina, Villa Unión and La Sierra de Velasco. Here we present the first update to the list of Yepes, using the available literature, as well as the specimens collected by him and housed at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”. The species listed account 70, showing an important increment from the 23 recorded by Yepes. However, since a large area of the province is still unexplored, we can expect future additions.

Palabras clave : Argentine northwest; Mammals; Review; Taxonomic list.