edentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

Dasypodidae, family Dasypodidae - armadillos

Dasypus novemcinctus, nine-banded armadillo, peba, Texas armadillo - having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay

apar, three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus - South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates

cabassous, Cabassous unicinctus, tatouay - naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

Euphractus sexcinctus, peludo, poyou - Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts

giant armadillo, Priodontes giganteus, tatou, tatu - about three feet long exclusive of tail

chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego - very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck

Burmeisteria retusa, greater pichiciego - of southern South America