Xenarthra has been accepted for inclusion in DOAJ!

July 30, 2024April 5, 2024 by Mariella Superina

Cover of Xenarthra 25: giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) with offspring. Photo: João Rosa / Instituto Tamanduá.

We are thrilled to announce that Xenarthra, the journal of the IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group, is now part of the prestigious Directory of Open Access Journals community! Join us in celebrating this milestone of opening knowledge on Xenarthrans.

The first article of Xenarthra 25 is now available!

March 3, 2024 by Mariella Superina

Video evidence of nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) from a camera trap placed at 3400 m asl in the Irazú Volcano National Park

We’ve just uploaded the first article of Xenarthra 25. In their article “Altitudinal range extension of the nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia, Xenarthra), in Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica”, Kevin Lloyd and colleagues report a sighting of a nine-banded armadillo at 3400 m asl.You will find the article here.This article is available

New ISSN for Xenarthra!

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 by Mariella Superina

Our Journal Xenarthra has been assigned an ISSN! The number 3006-6077 now uniquely identifies our electronic journal. Many thanks to Gabriela Hidalgo, IUCN Centre for Science and Data, for her help in obtaining the new ISSN.

Xenarthra 24 is hot off the press!

February 27, 2024February 9, 2024 by Gabriela Ruellan

Cover of Xenarthra 24: group of male screaming hairy armadillos (Chaetophractus vellerosus) chasing after a female during reproductive season. Photo: Sebastián Preisz.

Dear readers, The new edition of our Journal and Newsletter, which has changed its name from Edentata to Xenarthra, is now available! Our journal continues to disseminate articles about the conservation of xenarthrans. Xenarthra 24 includes five articles on the following topics: • A note about new records in Paraguay of several species of xenarthrans.