Southern naked-tailed armadillo
The tail measures around 16 cm (6.3 in) in both sexes, and has only tiny scales in its skin, unlike the larger scutes found in most other armadillo species.In the mid part of the body, this carapace is divided into a series of ten to thirteen mobile rings, giving the animal some degree of flexibility.They inhabit a range of habitats across this region, from tropical rain forest to swamp, cerrado, and open grasslands.[4] Two subspecies are recognised: Southern naked-tailed armadillos are solitary, and are said to be nocturnal in the tropics[4] but have been reported to be diurnal further south.The outer parts of the burrow are rounded, since the animal initially rotates its body as it digs, but they become flatter about 45 cm (18 in) in from the entrance.